Photograph 1: Thilashin in meditation posture, Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon 1998, Editor's photograph Buddha’s Discourses on Meditation Buddha’s Discourses on Meditation Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato of SuttaCentral Version 1.0: 23.10.2019 No rights reserved, 2019 München Keywords: Buddhism, Meditation, Early Buddhism 2 Inhaltsverzeichnis Padhāniyaṅga-sutta ................................................................................................................................. 5 Samaya-sutta ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Soṇa-sutta ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Aggi-sutta .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Pacalāyamāna-sutta .............................................................................................................................. 18 Bhikkhunupassaya-sutta ....................................................................................................................... 22 Sūda-sutta ............................................................................................................................................. 26 Upakkilesa-sutta .................................................................................................................................... 29 Gāvīupamā-sutta ................................................................................................................................... 40 Tatiyasamādhi-sutta .............................................................................................................................. 46 Samādhibhāvanā-sutta .......................................................................................................................... 48 Mahāsuññata-sutta ............................................................................................................................... 51 Ānāpānasati-sutta ................................................................................................................................. 60 Paṭhamaānanda-sutta ........................................................................................................................... 68 Kimila-sutta............................................................................................................................................ 73 Ekadhamma-sutta ................................................................................................................................. 77 Padīpopama-sutta ................................................................................................................................. 80 Kāyagatāsati-sutta ................................................................................................................................. 85 Satipaṭṭhāna-sutta ................................................................................................................................. 97 Paṭhamagelañña-sutta ........................................................................................................................ 110 Mahārāhulovāda-sutta ........................................................................................................................ 114 Girimānanda-sutta .............................................................................................................................. 121 Anupada-sutta ..................................................................................................................................... 126 Jhāna-sutta .......................................................................................................................................... 132 Tapussa-sutta ...................................................................................................................................... 137 Cūḷasuññata-sutta ............................................................................................................................... 149 Poṭṭhapāda-sutta ................................................................................................................................. 156 Saṃkhitta-sutta ................................................................................................................................... 174 Mettāsahagata-sutta ........................................................................................................................... 178 Udāyī-sutta .......................................................................................................................................... 183 Uppaṭipāṭika-sutta............................................................................................................................... 187 Sāmaññaphala-sutta ............................................................................................................................ 191 Mahāsakuludāyi-sutta ......................................................................................................................... 227 Subha-sutta ......................................................................................................................................... 249 3 4 Padhāniyaṅga-sutta Abstract & Source Conditions that help meditation progress smoothly. Source: https://suttacentral.net/an5.53/en/sujato Factors That Support Meditation “Mendicants, there are these five factors that support meditation. What five? It’s when a mendicant has faith in the Realized One’s awakening: ‘That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those who wish to train, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.’ They are rarely ill or unwell. Their stomach digests well, being neither too hot nor too cold, but just right, and fit for meditation. They’re not devious or deceitful. They reveal themselves honestly to the Teacher or sensible spiritual companions. They live with energy roused up for giving up unskillful qualities and embracing skillful qualities. They’re strong, staunchly vigorous, not slacking off when it comes to developing skillful qualities. 5 They’re wise. They have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering. These are the five factors that support meditation.” 6 Samaya-sutta Abstract & Source Times that are supportive for meditation practice. Source: https://suttacentral.net/an5.54/en/sujato Times Good for Meditation “Mendicants, there are five times that are not good for meditation. What five? Firstly, a mendicant is old, overcome with old age. This is the first time that’s not good for meditation. Furthermore, a mendicant is sick, overcome by sickness. This is the second time that’s not good for meditation. Furthermore, there’s a famine, a bad harvest, so it’s hard to get alms-food, and not easy to keep going by collecting alms. This is the third time that’s not good for meditation. Furthermore, there’s peril from wild savages, and the countryfolk mount their vehicles and flee everywhere. This is the fourth time that’s not good for meditation. 7 Furthermore, there’s a schism in the Saṅgha. When the Saṅgha is split, they abuse, insult, block, and reject each other. This doesn’t inspire confidence in those without it, and it causes some with confidence to change their minds. This is the fifth time that’s not good for meditation. These are the five times that are not good for meditation. There are five times that are good for meditation. What five? Firstly, a mendicant is a youth, young, black-haired, blessed with youth, in the prime of life. This is the first time that’s good for meditation. Furthermore, they are rarely ill or unwell. Their stomach digests well, being neither too hot nor too cold, but just right, and fit for meditation. This is the second time that’s good for meditation. Furthermore, there’s plenty of food, a good harvest, so it’s easy to get alms- food, and easy to keep going by collecting alms. This is the third time that’s good for meditation. Furthermore, people live in harmony, appreciating each other, without quarreling, blending like milk and water, and regarding each other with kindly eyes. This is the fourth time that’s good for meditation. Furthermore, the Saṅgha lives comfortably, in harmony, appreciating each other, without quarreling, with one recitation. When the Saṅgha is in harmony, they don’t abuse, insult, block, or reject each other. This inspires confidence in those without it, and increases confidence in those who have it. This is the fifth time that’s good for meditation. These are the five times that are good for meditation.” 8 Soṇa-sutta Abstract & Source When Venerable Soṇa thinks of disrobing, the Buddha comes and encourages him with the famous simile of the lute that is tuned neither too loose nor too tight. Source: https://suttacentral.net/an6.55/en/sujato With Soṇa So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain. Now at that time Venerable Soṇa was staying at Rājagaha in the Cool Wood. Then as he was in private retreat this thought came to his mind, “I am one of the Buddha’s most energetic disciples. Yet my mind is not freed from defilements by not grasping. But