Situational awareness

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

• Tipiṭaka · Linked Discourses 47.2 Primary passage

  Ein Mönch sollte achtsam leben, der Situation bewusst. Das ist meine Anleitung für euch.“

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  That’s how a mendicant is mindful. And how is a mendicant aware? It’s when a mendicant acts with situational awareness when going out and coming back; when looking ahead and aside; when bending and extending the limbs; when bearing the outer robe, bowl and robes; when eating, drinking, chewing, and tasting; when urinating and defecating; when walking, standing, sitting, sleeping, waking, speaking, and keeping silent. That’s how a mendicant acts with situational awareness. A mendicant should live mindful and aware. This is my instruction to you.”

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• Tipiṭaka · svnt · Pāli

  Sampajānanaṃ sampajānaṃ, tena attanā kattabbakiccassa karaṇasīlo sampajānakārī ti āha ‘‘sampajaññena sabbakiccakārī’’ ti. ‘‘Sampajaññameva vā kārī’’ ti iminā sampajānassa karaṇasīlo sampajānakārī ti dasseti. ‘‘So hī’’ tiādi dutiyavikappassa samatthanaṃ. ‘‘Sampajañña’’ nti ca iminā sampajāna -saddassa sampajaññapariyāyatā vuttā. Tathā hi ācariyānandattherena vuttaṃ ‘‘samantato, sammā, samaṃ vā pajānanaṃ sampajānaṃ, tadeva sampajañña’’nti (vibha. mūlaṭī. 2.523) ayaṃ aṭṭhakathāto aparo nayo – yathā atikkantādīsu asammohaṃ uppādeti, tathā sampajānassa kāro karaṇaṃ sampajānakāro, so etassa atthīti sampajānakārī ti.

• Mahāyāna sūtras · Śrāvakabhūmi · Sanskrit

  iharatītyucyate | sa upekṣakassanstathā(ssaṃstathā) tathopasthitasmṛtirviharati | yathā yathā te prītisahagatāḥ saṃjñāmanasikārāḥ samudācaranti | sa cetpunarabhāvitatvāt tṛtīyasya dhyānasya smṛtisaṃpramoṣātkadācitkarhicit citte prītisahagatāḥ saṃjñāmanasikārāḥ samudācaranti | tāṃ(tān) laghu laghveva ( Śbh_Sh 453 ) prajñayā pratividhyati | samyageva prajānāti | utpannotpannāṃśca nādhivāsayati | prajahāti vinodayati | vyantīkaroti, cittamadhyupekṣate | tenāha smṛtaḥ saṃprajānā[na] iti | tasya tasminsamaye evamupekṣakasya viharatā smṛtasya saṃprajanya syāsevanānvayādbahulīkārānvayātprītisahagataṃ

• Indian tantras · Sūtrārthasamuccayopadeśa · Sanskrit

  dāsopamāni catuḥsaṃgrahavastūni / prajopamastu śva-dāsa-cāṇḍālavadahaṅkāra-nāśaḥ / netropame tu āśayādhyāśayaviśuddhī / dhātrīsamaṃ kalyāṇamitram / rājopamaṃ triratnam / toyasaṃkāropamā trimaṇḍalapariśuddhiḥ / mārgadarśakasamāḥ smṛti-samprajanya-yoniśomanasikārāpramādāḥ, caturviparyāsapratipakṣasevanañca / carrnavat sattvāparityāgānugrahau / alaṅkāropamāḥ śraddhā, śīlaṃ, tyāgaḥ, śrutaṃ, prajñā ca / vyādhipīḍopamaṃ tu ādhyātmikabāhyavastvabhiniviṣṭacittam / hatacittapuruṣavat gṛhastho bodhisattva evaṃ vicārayati- kadāhaṃ brahmacārī bhaveyam / pravrajita evaṃ cintayati- kadāhaṃ jagato duḥkhāni m

• Pāli commentaries · idānavagga-aṭṭhakathā · Pāli

  ito paraṃ ‘‘satthā pariyesitabbo’’tiādinayappavattā dvādasa antarapeyyālavaggā nāma honti| te sabbepi tathā tathā bujjhanakānaṃ veneyyapuggalānaṃ ajjhāsayavasena vuttā| tattha satthā ti buddho vā hotu sāvako vā, yaṃ nissāya maggañāṇaṃ labhati, ayaṃ satthā nāma, so pariyesitabbo| sikkhā karaṇīyā ti tividhāpi sikkhā kātabbā| yogādīsu yogo ti payogo| chando ti kattukamyatākusalacchando| ussoḷhī ti sabbasahaṃ adhimattavīriyaṃ| appaṭivānī ti anivattanā| ātappa nti kilesatāpanavīriyameva| sātacca nti satatakiriyaṃ| satī ti jarāmaraṇādivasena catusaccapariggāhikā sati| sampajañña nti tādisameva ñāṇaṃ

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