Continued contemplation

anupassanā

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Continued contemplation, "watching after" something.

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Intention and clear comprehension — satipaṭṭhāna and cetanā Satipaṭṭhāna · cetanā

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Passages where anupassanā occurs literally — in the original, and, where a German translation of the same lines exists, in German.

Tipiṭaka · Visuddhimagga · Pāli

‘‘Kathaṃ paccuppannānaṃ dhammānaṃ vipariṇāmānupassane paññā udayabbayānupassane ñāṇaṃ? Jātaṃ rūpaṃ paccuppannaṃ, tassa nibbattilakkhaṇaṃ udayo, vipariṇāmalakkhaṇaṃ vayo, anupassanā ñāṇaṃ. Jātā vedanā… saññā… saṅkhārā… viññāṇaṃ… jātaṃ cakkhu…pe… jāto bhavo paccuppanno, tassa nibbattilakkhaṇaṃ udayo, vipariṇāmalakkhaṇaṃ vayo, anupassanā ñāṇa’’nti (paṭi. ma. 1.49).
Pāli commentaries · Visuddhimaggo (Dutiyo bhāgo) · Pāli

‘‘Kathaṃ paccuppannānaṃ dhammānaṃ vipariṇāmānupassane paññā udayabbayānupassane ñāṇaṃ? Jātaṃ rūpaṃ paccuppannaṃ, tassa nibbattilakkhaṇaṃ udayo, vipariṇāmalakkhaṇaṃ vayo, anupassanā ñāṇaṃ. Jātā vedanā… saññā… saṅkhārā… viññāṇaṃ… jātaṃ cakkhu…pe… jāto bhavo paccuppanno, tassa nibbattilakkhaṇaṃ udayo, vipariṇāmalakkhaṇaṃ vayo, anupassanā ñāṇa’’nti (paṭi. ma. 1.49).
Tipiṭaka · Visuddhimagga Tika · Pāli

Tattha aniccassa, aniccanti vā anupassanā aniccānupassanā . Tebhūmakadhammānaṃ aniccataṃ gahetvā pavattāya vipassanāya etaṃ nāmaṃ. Niccasaññāto ti saṅkhatadhamme ‘‘niccā sassatā’’ti pavattāya micchāsaññāya. Saññāsīsena cittadiṭṭhīnampi gahaṇaṃ daṭṭhabbaṃ. Esa nayo sukhasaññādīsupi. Nibbidānupassanāyā ti saṅkhāresu nibbindanākārena pavattāya anupassanāya. Nandito ti sappītikataṇhāto. Virāgānupassanāyā ti tathā virajjanākārena pavattāya anupassanāya. Tena vuttaṃ ‘‘rāgato mocento’’ ti. Nirodhānupassanāyā ti saṅkhārānaṃ nirodhassa anupassanāya. Yathā saṅkhārā nirujjhantiyeva, āyatiṃ punabbhavavasena na uppajjanti, evaṃ vā anupassanā nirodhānupassanā. Muñcitukamyatā hi ayaṃ balappattā. Tenāha …
Pāli commentaries · mūlapaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā · Pāli

vibhaṅge pana ‘‘anupassī’’ ti tattha katamā anupassanā? yā paññā pajānanā…pe.… sammādiṭṭhi| ayaṃ vuccati anupassanā| imāya anupassanāya upeto hoti samupeto upāgato samupāgato upapanno sampanno samannāgato| tena vuccati anupassīti| viharatī ti iriyati vattati pāleti yapeti yāpeti carati viharati| tena vuccati viharatīti| ātāpī ti tattha katamo ātāpo? yo cetasiko vīriyārambho…pe.… sammāvāyāmo| ayaṃ vuccati ātāpo| iminā ātāpena upeto hoti…pe.… samannāgato| tena vuccati ātāpīti|
Tipiṭaka · lpm1 · Pāli

Aniccassa tebhūmakadhammassa, aniccanti vā anupassanā aniccānupassanā . Tathā dukkhānupassanā anattānupassanā ca. Tasseva nibbindanākārena pavattā anupassanā nibbidānupassanā . Virajjanākārena pavattā anupassanā virāgānupassanā . Nirodhassa anupassanā nirodhānupassanā . Paṭinissajjanavasena pavattā anupassanā paṭinissaggānupassanā . Suññāgāragato bhikkhu tattha laddhakāyavivekatāya samathavipassanāvasena cittavivekaṃ paribrūhento yathānusiṭṭhaṃ paṭipattiyā lokaṃ sāsanañca attano visesādhigamaṭṭhānabhūtaṃ suññāgārañca upasobhayamāno guṇavisesādhiṭṭhānabhāvāpādanena viññūnaṃ atthato taṃ brūhento nāma hotīti vuttaṃ ‘‘brūhetā suññāgārāna’’ nti. Tenāha ‘‘ettha cā’’ tiādi. Ayameva …

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