1On one occasion the Venerable Anuruddha was dwelling at Sāvatthī in the Blind Men's Grove, sick, afflicted, gravely ill. Then a number of bhikkhus approached the Venerable Anuruddha and said to him:

2"In what dwelling does the Venerable Anuruddha usually dwell so that the arisen bodily painful feelings do not persist obsessing his mind?"

"It is, friends, because I dwell with a mind well established in the four establishments of mindfulness that the arisen bodily feelings do not persist obsessing my mind. What four? Here, friend, I dwell contemplating the body in the body … feelings in feelings … mind in mind … phenomena in phenomena, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure in regard to the world.

"It is, friends, because I dwell with a mind well established in these four establishments of mindfulness that the arisen bodily painful feelings do not persist obsessing my mind."

A Thousand

1Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā anuruddho sāvatthiyaṁ vihārati andhavanasmiṁ ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno. Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū yenāyasmā anuruddho tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ anuruddhaṁ etadavocuṁ:

2"Katamenāyasmato anuruddhassa vihārena vihārato uppannā sārīrikā dukkhā vedanā cittaṁ na pariyādāya tiṭṭhantī"ti?

"Catūsu kho me, āvuso, satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacittassa vihārato uppannā sārīrikā dukkhā vedanā cittaṁ na pariyādāya tiṭṭhanti. Katamesu catūsu? Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, kāye kāyānupassī viharāmi … pe … vedanāsu … pe … citte … pe … dhammesu dhammānupassī viharāmi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ –

Imesu kho me, āvuso, catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacittassa vihārato uppannā sārīrikā dukkhā vedanā cittaṁ na pariyādāya tiṭṭhantī"ti.

Dasamaṁ.
Rahogatavaggo paṭhamo.