<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="4.4.1">Jekyll</generator><link href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/feed/content/satipatthana.xml" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><link href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" /><updated>2026-03-12T14:57:36+07:00</updated><id>https://buddhistuniversity.net/feed/content/satipatthana.xml</id><title type="html">The Open Buddhist University | Content | The Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta</title><subtitle>A website dedicated to providing free, online courses and bibliographies in Buddhist Studies. </subtitle><author><name>Khemarato Bhikkhu</name><uri>https://twitter.com/buddhistuni</uri></author><entry><title type="html">Vb 7 Satipaṭṭhāna Vibhaṅga: Analysis of the Ways of Attending to Mindfulness</title><link href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/vb7" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Vb 7 Satipaṭṭhāna Vibhaṅga: Analysis of the Ways of Attending to Mindfulness" /><published>2024-07-22T13:07:28+07:00</published><updated>2024-11-12T10:51:57+07:00</updated><id>https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/vb07</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/vb7"><![CDATA[<p>The Theravāda Abhidhamma’s Canonical analysis of Satipaṭṭhāna Meditation.</p>]]></content><author><name>Bhikkhu Ānandajoti</name><uri>https://buddhistuniversity.net/authors/anandajoti</uri></author><category term="canon" /><category term="satipatthana" /><category term="abhidhamma" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Theravāda Abhidhamma’s Canonical analysis of Satipaṭṭhāna Meditation.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">SN 47.9 Gilāna Sutta: Sick</title><link href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/sn47.9" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="SN 47.9 Gilāna Sutta: Sick" /><published>2024-02-15T16:31:56+07:00</published><updated>2024-09-24T14:48:08+07:00</updated><id>https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/sn.047.009</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/sn47.9"><![CDATA[<blockquote>
  <p>I have taught the Dhamma, Ānanda, without making a distinction between inside and outside. The Tathagata has no closed fist of a teacher in regard to the teachings.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>The Buddha overcomes an illness and gives Ānanda a sermon on how he leads the Saṅgha—and how the Saṅgha should function after he’s gone.</p>]]></content><author><name>Bhikkhu Bodhi</name><uri>https://buddhistuniversity.net/authors/bodhi</uri></author><category term="canon" /><category term="pedagogy" /><category term="hermeneutics" /><category term="form" /><category term="satipatthana" /><category term="leadership" /><category term="sn" /><category term="pali-canon" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[I have taught the Dhamma, Ānanda, without making a distinction between inside and outside. The Tathagata has no closed fist of a teacher in regard to the teachings.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Fa-sheng’s Observations on the Four Stations of Mindfulness</title><link href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/papers/fa-sheng-on-mindfulness_hurvitz-leon" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Fa-sheng’s Observations on the Four Stations of Mindfulness" /><published>2023-10-23T14:25:32+07:00</published><updated>2025-08-14T15:58:47+07:00</updated><id>https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/papers/fa-sheng-on-mindfulness_hurvitz-leon</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/papers/fa-sheng-on-mindfulness_hurvitz-leon"><![CDATA[<p>A translation of several sections of the <em>Treatise on the Heart of the Abhidharma</em> (阿毘曇心論 / <em>Abhidharmahṛdayaśāstra</em>) (T1550) by Zunzhe Fa-sheng (尊者法勝 / Ārya Dharmajina?), examining how the four <em>satipaṭṭhāna</em> are to be practiced sequentially to lead to insight.</p>]]></content><author><name>Leon Hurvitz</name></author><category term="papers" /><category term="abhidharma" /><category term="satipatthana" /><category term="agama" /><category term="vipassana" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[A translation of several sections of the Treatise on the Heart of the Abhidharma (阿毘曇心論 / Abhidharmahṛdayaśāstra) (T1550) by Zunzhe Fa-sheng (尊者法勝 / Ārya Dharmajina?), examining how the four satipaṭṭhāna are to be practiced sequentially to lead to insight.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">EA 12.1: The One Way In</title><link href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/ea12.1" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="EA 12.1: The One Way In" /><published>2023-09-04T09:46:49+07:00</published><updated>2024-09-24T14:48:08+07:00</updated><id>https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/ea12.1</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/ea12.1"><![CDATA[<p>The (somewhat simpler) Mahasanghika parallel to <a href="/content/canon/mn10">the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta</a>.</p>]]></content><author><name>tnh and Annabel Laity</name></author><category term="canon" /><category term="satipatthana" /><category term="ea" /><category term="meditation" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The (somewhat simpler) Mahasanghika parallel to the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">The Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta: Its Application To Modern Life</title><link href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/booklets/satipatthana_gunaratna" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="The Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta: Its Application To Modern Life" /><published>2020-06-27T11:31:51+07:00</published><updated>2024-11-13T16:26:43+07:00</updated><id>https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/booklets/satipatthana_gunaratna</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/booklets/satipatthana_gunaratna"><![CDATA[<blockquote>
  <p>It is not always easy to look into one’s own mind. Man generally fights shy of looking too closely into his own mind since the awareness of his own silent evil thinking upsets his good opinion of himself. Continued practice of mindfulness of thoughts will help the disciple to understand that his thoughts are not himself.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>An excellent overview of the various kinds of mindfulness meditation practices and why everyone should engage in them.</p>]]></content><author><name>V. F. Gunaratna</name><uri>https://buddhistuniversity.net/authors/gunaratna</uri></author><category term="booklets" /><category term="satipatthana" /><category term="lay" /><category term="modern" /><category term="meditation" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[It is not always easy to look into one’s own mind. Man generally fights shy of looking too closely into his own mind since the awareness of his own silent evil thinking upsets his good opinion of himself. Continued practice of mindfulness of thoughts will help the disciple to understand that his thoughts are not himself.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">The Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta in Early Buddhism and Contemporary Practice</title><link href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/av/satipatthana-podcast_analayo" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="The Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta in Early Buddhism and Contemporary Practice" /><published>2020-06-24T11:28:09+07:00</published><updated>2024-09-24T14:48:08+07:00</updated><id>https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/av/satipatthana-podcast_analayo</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/av/satipatthana-podcast_analayo"><![CDATA[<p>Bhikkhu Analayo briefly introduces his research and practice of the <em>Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta</em>, including his own gradual way of practicing the four establishments based on he feels are their essential qualities.</p>]]></content><author><name>Bhikkhu Anālayo</name><uri>https://buddhistuniversity.net/authors/analayo</uri></author><category term="av" /><category term="satipatthana" /><category term="pali-canon" /><category term="tranquility-and-insight" /><category term="meditation" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Bhikkhu Analayo briefly introduces his research and practice of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, including his own gradual way of practicing the four establishments based on he feels are their essential qualities.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Mindfulness According to Early Buddhist Sources</title><link href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/av/mindfulness-according-to-early-sources_analayo" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Mindfulness According to Early Buddhist Sources" /><published>2020-06-21T15:59:47+07:00</published><updated>2024-09-24T14:48:08+07:00</updated><id>https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/av/mindfulness-according-to-early-sources_analayo</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/av/mindfulness-according-to-early-sources_analayo"><![CDATA[<p>An engaging lecture at Spirit Rock on using text critical methods and personal practice to narrow in on an understanding of early Buddhist meditation practices.</p>]]></content><author><name>Bhikkhu Anālayo</name><uri>https://buddhistuniversity.net/authors/analayo</uri></author><category term="av" /><category term="satipatthana" /><category term="academic" /><category term="sutta" /><category term="meditation" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[An engaging lecture at Spirit Rock on using text critical methods and personal practice to narrow in on an understanding of early Buddhist meditation practices.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Exploring the Four Satipaṭṭhānas in Study and Practice</title><link href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/exploring-satipatthana_analayo" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Exploring the Four Satipaṭṭhānas in Study and Practice" /><published>2020-06-11T09:42:17+07:00</published><updated>2024-09-24T14:48:08+07:00</updated><id>https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/exploring-satipatthana_analayo</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/exploring-satipatthana_analayo"><![CDATA[<p>Combining academic and experiential study of the <em>Satipaṭṭhānas</em>, Bhikkhu Analayo sugests a new understanding of the four bases that he claims allows for more continuous practice and a unified understanding.</p>]]></content><author><name>Bhikkhu Anālayo</name><uri>https://buddhistuniversity.net/authors/analayo</uri></author><category term="articles" /><category term="satipatthana" /><category term="meditation" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Combining academic and experiential study of the Satipaṭṭhānas, Bhikkhu Analayo sugests a new understanding of the four bases that he claims allows for more continuous practice and a unified understanding.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">DN 22 The Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta: The Long Discourse about the Ways of Attending to Mindfulness</title><link href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/dn22" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="DN 22 The Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta: The Long Discourse about the Ways of Attending to Mindfulness" /><published>2020-05-07T17:56:16+07:00</published><updated>2024-11-13T16:26:43+07:00</updated><id>https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/dn22</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/dn22"><![CDATA[<p>Perhaps the most important guide to meditation in the entire Pāli Canon.</p>]]></content><author><name>Bhikkhu Ānandajoti</name><uri>https://buddhistuniversity.net/authors/anandajoti</uri></author><category term="canon" /><category term="satipatthana" /><category term="path" /><category term="dn" /><category term="sutta" /><category term="vipassana" /><category term="sati" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Perhaps the most important guide to meditation in the entire Pāli Canon.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">MN 118 Ānāpānasati Sutta: Mindfulness of Breathing</title><link href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/mn118" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="MN 118 Ānāpānasati Sutta: Mindfulness of Breathing" /><published>2020-05-06T20:57:22+07:00</published><updated>2024-09-24T14:48:08+07:00</updated><id>https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/mn118</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/mn118"><![CDATA[<p>The Buddha gives a sixteen-step guided meditation on the breath and then explains how this meditation fulfills the four foundations of mindfulness and the seven factors of enlightenment.</p>]]></content><author><name>Bhikkhu Bodhi</name><uri>https://buddhistuniversity.net/authors/bodhi</uri></author><category term="canon" /><category term="ebts" /><category term="pali-canon" /><category term="mn" /><category term="satipatthana" /><category term="anapanasati" /><category term="meditation" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[The Buddha gives a sixteen-step guided meditation on the breath and then explains how this meditation fulfills the four foundations of mindfulness and the seven factors of enlightenment.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">MN 10 The Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta: Mindfulness Meditation</title><link href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/mn10" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="MN 10 The Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta: Mindfulness Meditation" /><published>2020-05-04T21:56:51+07:00</published><updated>2025-05-28T16:11:48+07:00</updated><id>https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/mn010</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/mn10"><![CDATA[<p>Here the Buddha details the seventh factor of the noble eightfold path—right mindfulness. This collects many of the meditation teachings found throughout the canon, especially the practices focusing on the body, and is regarded as one of the most important discourses in the contemporary Theravāda tradition.</p>]]></content><author><name>Bhante Sujato</name><uri>https://buddhistuniversity.net/authors/sujato</uri></author><category term="canon" /><category term="mn" /><category term="satipatthana" /><category term="pali-canon" /><category term="theravada" /><category term="meditation" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Here the Buddha details the seventh factor of the noble eightfold path—right mindfulness. This collects many of the meditation teachings found throughout the canon, especially the practices focusing on the body, and is regarded as one of the most important discourses in the contemporary Theravāda tradition.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">SN 47.19 Sedaka Sutta: The Acrobat Simile</title><link href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/sn47.19" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="SN 47.19 Sedaka Sutta: The Acrobat Simile" /><published>2020-04-06T18:22:41+07:00</published><updated>2024-09-24T14:48:08+07:00</updated><id>https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/sn.047.019</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/sn47.19"><![CDATA[<blockquote>
  <p>Protecting oneself, bhikkhus, one protects others; protecting others, one protects oneself.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>For an audio recording of this sutta, see <a href="/content/canon/sn47.19_candasiri">this entry</a>.</p>

<figure><img src="https://www.buddhistuniversity.net/imgs/SN47_19.png" alt="A Cartoon Rendering of the Sutta's Famous Simile" />
<figcaption><p class="attribution">Illustration by <a href="https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/sutta-promos-visual-mnemonics/20142/7?u=khemarato.bhikkhu" target="_blank">a kid with a magnadoodle</a>.</p></figcaption></figure>]]></content><author><name>Bhikkhu Bodhi</name><uri>https://buddhistuniversity.net/authors/bodhi</uri></author><category term="canon" /><category term="sn" /><category term="philosophy" /><category term="satipatthana" /><category term="karma" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Protecting oneself, bhikkhus, one protects others; protecting others, one protects oneself.]]></summary></entry></feed>