1 “Mendicants, these seven individuals are worthy of offerings … What seven? First, take an individual who meditates observing suffering in the eye. … observing not-self in the eye. … observing ending in the eye. … observing vanishing in the eye. … observing fading away in the eye. … observing cessation in the eye. … observing letting go in the eye. …
1 “Sattime, bhikkhave, puggalā āhuneyyā pāhuneyyā …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassa. Katame satta? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo cakkhusmiṁ dukkhānupassī viharati …pe… cakkhusmiṁ anattānupassī viharati …pe… cakkhusmiṁ khayānupassī viharati …pe… cakkhusmiṁ vayānupassī viharati …pe… cakkhusmiṁ virāgānupassī viharati …pe… cakkhusmiṁ nirodhānupassī viharati …pe… cakkhusmiṁ paṭinissaggānupassī viharati …pe….
2 … ear … nose … tongue … body … mind …
2 Sotasmiṁ …pe… ghānasmiṁ … jivhāya … kāyasmiṁ … manasmiṁ …pe….
3 … sights … sounds … smells … tastes … touches … ideas …
3 Rūpesu …pe… saddesu … gandhesu … rasesu … phoṭṭhabbesu … dhammesu …pe….
4 … eye consciousness … ear consciousness … nose consciousness … tongue consciousness … body consciousness … mind consciousness …
4 Cakkhuviññāṇe …pe… sotaviññāṇe … ghānaviññāṇe … jivhāviññāṇe … kāyaviññāṇe … manoviññāṇe …pe….
5 … eye contact … ear contact … nose contact … tongue contact … body contact … mind contact …
5 Cakkhusamphasse …pe… sotasamphasse … ghānasamphasse … jivhāsamphasse … kāyasamphasse … manosamphasse …pe….
6 … feeling born of eye contact … feeling born of ear contact … feeling born of nose contact … feeling born of tongue contact … feeling born of body contact … feeling born of mind contact …
6 Cakkhusamphassajāya vedanāya …pe… sotasamphassajāya vedanāya … ghānasamphassajāya vedanāya … jivhāsamphassajāya vedanāya … kāyasamphassajāya vedanāya … manosamphassajāya vedanāya …pe….
7 perception of sights … perception of sounds … perception of smells … perception of tastes … perception of touches … perception of ideas …
7 Rūpasaññāya …pe… saddasaññāya … gandhasaññāya … rasasaññāya … phoṭṭhabbasaññāya … dhammasaññāya …pe….
8 … intention regarding sights … intention regarding sounds … intention regarding smells … intention regarding tastes … intention regarding touches … intention regarding ideas …
8 Rūpasañcetanāya …pe… saddasañcetanāya … gandhasañcetanāya … rasasañcetanāya … phoṭṭhabbasañcetanāya … dhammasañcetanāya …pe….
9 … craving for sights … craving for sounds … craving for smells … craving for tastes … craving for touches … craving for ideas …
9 Rūpataṇhāya …pe… saddataṇhāya … gandhataṇhāya … rasataṇhāya … phoṭṭhabbataṇhāya … dhammataṇhāya …pe….
10 … thoughts about sights … thoughts about sounds … thoughts about smells … thoughts about tastes … thoughts about touches … thoughts about ideas …
10 Rūpavitakke …pe… saddavitakke … gandhavitakke … rasavitakke … phoṭṭhabbavitakke … dhammavitakke …pe….
11 … considerations regarding sights … considerations regarding sounds … considerations regarding smells … considerations regarding tastes … considerations regarding touches … considerations regarding ideas …
11 Rūpavicāre …pe… saddavicāre … gandhavicāre … rasavicāre … phoṭṭhabbavicāre … dhammavicāre …pe….
12 … meditates observing impermanence in the five aggregates … the aggregate of form … the aggregate of feeling … the aggregate of perception … the aggregate of choices … the aggregate of consciousness … meditates observing suffering … not-self … ending … vanishing … fading away … cessation … letting go …”
12 Pañcakkhandhe …pe… rūpakkhandhe … vedanākkhandhe … saññākkhandhe … saṅkhārakkhandhe … viññāṇakkhandhe aniccānupassī viharati …pe… dukkhānupassī viharati … anattānupassī viharati … khayānupassī viharati … vayānupassī viharati … virāgānupassī viharati … nirodhānupassī viharati … paṭinissaggānupassī viharati …pe… lokassā”ti.
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13 “Chadvārārammaṇesvettha, viññāṇesu ca phassesu; Vedanāsu ca dvārassa, suttā honti visuṁ aṭṭha.
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14 Saññā sañcetanā taṇhā, vitakkesu vicāre ca; Gocarassa visuṁ aṭṭha, pañcakkhandhe ca pacceke.
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15 Soḷasasvettha mūlesu, aniccaṁ dukkhamanattā; Khayā vayā virāgā ca, nirodhā paṭinissaggā.
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16 Kamaṁ aṭṭhānupassanā, yojetvāna visuṁ visuṁ; Sampiṇḍitesu sabbesu, honti pañca satāni ca; Aṭṭhavīsati suttāni, āhuneyye ca vaggike”. Āhuneyyavaggo dasamo.
Mark AN 7.96 as studied Keeps a dated record in My Study and a ✓ in the library
AN 7.95 AN 7.97 English — SuttaCentral English (Bhikkhu Sujato; Vinaya: Bhikkhu Brahmali) (2018). CC0 (public domain dedication). Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato and Bhikkhu Brahmali, dedicated to the public domain (CC0), SuttaCentral. Source
Pāli — Tipiṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti edition) (Pāli canon; Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka edition). CC0 (public domain dedication). Pāli text (Mahāsaṅgīti edition) via SuttaCentral, CC0. Source
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