Satipatthana
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Satipatthana (; ) is a central practice in the Buddha's teachings, meaning "the establishment of mindfulness" or "presence of mindfulness", or alternatively "foundations of mindfulness", aiding the development of a wholesome state of mind. In Theravada Buddhism, applying mindful attention to four domains, the body, feelings, the mind, and key principles or categories of the Buddha's teaching (dhammās), is thought to aid the elimination of the five hindrances and the development of the seven aspects of wakefulness.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- {{IAST|Satipaṭṭhāna}}
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- Textual accounts
- Early Buddhist texts
- Scholastic and Abhidhamma texts
- Mahayana texts
- Elements in the early texts
- Connection with other Buddhist teachings
- Gradual training
- Jhana
- As four domains of mindfulness
- The four domains
- Mindfulness of the body
- Body parts
- Elements
- Corpse
- Overall direction
- Mindfulness of feelings
- Mindfulness of the mind
- Mindfulness of dhammas
- Five hindrances and seven aspects of wakefulness
- Dhamma
- Five hindrances
- Seven factors of awakening
- Practice
- Process view
- Practice instructions
- Auxiliary qualities
- Contemplation of impermanence
- Influence
- Modern Theravāda
- In Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Printed sources
- Web-sources
- Further reading
- External links
Satipatthana (; ) is a central practice in the Buddha's teachings, meaning "the establishment of mindfulness" or "presence of mindfulness", or alternatively "foundations of mindfulness", aiding the development of a wholesome state of mind. In Theravada Buddhism, applying mindful attention to four domains, the body, feelings, the mind, and key principles or categories of the Buddha's teaching (dhammās), is thought to aid the elimination of the five hindrances and the development of the seven aspects of wakefulness.
The Satipatthana Sutta is probably the most influential meditation text in modern Theravada Buddhism, on which the teachings of the Vipassana movement are based. While these teachings are found in all Buddhist traditions, modern Theravada Buddhism and the Vipassana Movement are known especially for promoting the practice of satipaṭṭhāna as developing mindfulness to gain insight into impermanence, thereby reaching a first state of liberation. In the popular understanding, mindfulness has developed into a practice of bare awareness to calm the mind.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Satipatthana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.