Evening Satipaṭṭhāna Chants, Day Twenty-Two

Dhammānupassanā Āyatanapabbaṁ
The Section on the Sense-Spheres

Puna ca paraṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati,
Moreover, monks, a monk dwells contemplating (the nature of) things in (various) things,

chasu ajjhattikabāhiresu āyatanesu.
in the six internal and external sense-spheres.

Kathañ-ca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati,
And how, monks, does a monk dwell contemplating (the nature of) things in (various) things,

chasu ajjhattikabāhiresu āyatanesu?
in the six internal and external sense-spheres?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cakkhuñ-ca pajānāti, rūpe ca pajānāti;
Here, monks, a monk knows the eye, and he knows forms;

yañ-ca tad-ubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati saṁyojanaṁ tañ-ca pajānāti.
and the fetter that arises dependent on the pair of them – that also he knows.

Yathā ca anuppannassa saṁyojanassa uppādo hoti tañ-ca pajānāti;
How there is an arising of a fetter that has not arisen – that he knows;

yathā ca uppannassa saṁyojanassa pahānaṁ hoti tañ-ca pajānāti;
and how there is an abandonment of a fetter that has arisen – that also he knows;

yathā ca pahīnassa saṁyojanassa āyatiṁ anuppādo hoti tañ-ca pajānāti.
and how there is a non-arising of an abandoned fetter again in the future – that also he knows.

Sotañ-ca pajānāti, sadde ca pajānāti,
He knows the ear, and he knows sounds,

yañ-ca tad-ubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati saṁyojanaṁ tañ-ca pajānāti.
and the fetter that arises dependent on the pair of them – that also he knows.

Yathā ca anuppannassa saṁyojanassa uppādo hoti tañ-ca pajānāti;
How there is an arising of a fetter that has not arisen – that he knows;

yathā ca uppannassa saṁyojanassa pahānaṁ hoti tañ-ca pajānāti;
and how there is an abandonment of a fetter that has arisen – that also he knows;

yathā ca pahīnassa saṁyojanassa āyatiṁ anuppādo hoti tañ-ca pajānāti.
and how there is a non-arising of an abandoned fetter again in the future – that also he knows.

Ghānañ-ca pajānāti, gandhe ca pajānāti,
He knows the nose, and he knows smells,

yañ-ca tad-ubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati saṁyojanaṁ tañ-ca pajānāti.
and the fetter that arises dependent on the pair of them – that also he knows.

Yathā ca anuppannassa saṁyojanassa uppādo hoti tañ-ca pajānāti;
How there is an arising of a fetter that has not arisen – that he knows;

yathā ca uppannassa saṁyojanassa pahānaṁ hoti tañ-ca pajānāti;
and how there is an abandonment of a fetter that has arisen – that also he knows;

yathā ca pahīnassa saṁyojanassa āyatiṁ anuppādo hoti tañ-ca pajānāti.
and how there is a non-arising of an abandoned fetter again in the future – that also he knows.

Jivhañ-ca pajānāti, rase ca pajānāti,
He knows the tongue, and he knows tastes,

yañ-ca tad-ubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati saṁyojanaṁ tañ-ca pajānāti.
and the fetter that arises dependent on the pair of them – that also he knows.

Yathā ca anuppannassa saṁyojanassa uppādo hoti tañ-ca pajānāti;
How there is an arising of a fetter that has not arisen – that he knows;

yathā ca uppannassa saṁyojanassa pahānaṁ hoti tañ-ca pajānāti;
and how there is an abandonment of a fetter that has arisen – that also he knows;

yathā ca pahīnassa saṁyojanassa āyatiṁ anuppādo hoti tañ-ca pajānāti.
and how there is a non-arising of an abandoned fetter again in the future – that also he knows.

Kāyañ-ca pajānāti, phoṭṭhabbe ca pajānāti,
He knows the body, and he knows tangibles,

yañ-ca tad-ubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati saṁyojanaṁ tañ-ca pajānāti.
and the fetter that arises dependent on the pair of them – that also he knows.

Yathā ca anuppannassa saṁyojanassa uppādo hoti tañ-ca pajānāti;
How there is an arising of a fetter that has not arisen – that he knows;

yathā ca uppannassa saṁyojanassa pahānaṁ hoti tañ-ca pajānāti;
and how there is an abandonment of a fetter that has arisen – that also he knows;

yathā ca pahīnassa saṁyojanassa āyatiṁ anuppādo hoti tañ-ca pajānāti.
and how there is a non-arising of an abandoned fetter again in the future – that also he knows.

Manañ-ca pajānāti, dhamme ca pajānāti,
He knows the mind, and he knows thoughts,

yañ-ca tad-ubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati saṁyojanaṁ tañ-ca pajānāti.
and the fetter that arises dependent on the pair of them – that also he knows.

Yathā ca anuppannassa saṁyojanassa uppādo hoti tañ-ca pajānāti;
How there is an arising of a fetter that has not arisen – that he knows;

yathā ca uppannassa saṁyojanassa pahānaṁ hoti tañ-ca pajānāti;
and how there is an abandonment of a fetter that has arisen – that also he knows;

yathā ca pahīnassa saṁyojanassa āyatiṁ anuppādo hoti tañ-ca pajānāti.
and how there is a non-arising of an abandoned fetter again in the future – that also he knows.

Iti ajjhattaṁ vā dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati,
Thus he dwells contemplating (the nature of) things in (various) things in regard to himself,

bahiddhā vā dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati,
or he dwells contemplating (the nature of) things in (various) things in regard to others,

ajjhattabahiddhā vā dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati,
or he dwells contemplating (the nature of) things in (various) things in regard to himself and in regard to others,

samudayadhammānupassī vā dhammesu viharati,
or he dwells contemplating the nature of origination in things,

vayadhammānupassī vā dhammesu viharati,
or he dwells contemplating the nature of dissolution in things,

samudayavayadhammānupassī vā dhammesu viharati,
or he dwells contemplating the nature of origination and dissolution in things,

“atthi dhammā” ti vā panassa sati paccupaṭṭhitā hoti
or else mindfulness that “there are these (various) things” is established in him

yāvad-eva ñāṇamattāya paṭissatimattāya,
just as far as (is necessary for) a full measure of knowledge and a full measure of mindfulness,

anissito ca viharati, na ca kiñci loke upādiyati.
and he dwells independent, and without being attached to anything in the world.

Evam-pi kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati,
In this way, monks, a monk dwells contemplating (the nature of) things in (various) things,

chasu ajjhattikabāhiresu āyatanesu.
in the six internal and external sense-spheres.

Āyatanapabbaṁ Niṭṭhitaṁ
The Section on the Sense-Spheres is Finished

last updated: April 2016