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Bodily formation kāyasaṅkhāra
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The four satipaṭṭhānas Satipaṭṭhāna
… 'dīghaṃ assasāmī'ti pajānāti … rassaṃ vā … 'sabbakāyapaṭisaṃvedī assasissāmī'ti sikkhati … 'passambhayaṃ kāyasaṅkhāraṃ assasissāmī'ti sikkhati. Recognising long — recognising the long breath as long (pajānāti), without …
Ānāpānasati — mindfulness of breathing Ānāpānasati · MN 118
… are clearly felt. (Commentary: the whole physical body as well.) 4 passambhayaṃ kāyasaṅkhāraṃ assasissāmi … passasissāmi (sikkhati) "Calming the bodily formation I shall breathe in / …
Cetanā, the elements and the siddhis Theravāda Abhidhamma · will & matter (a deepening of cittaja-rūpa)
… of this an explicit instruction for practice — the fourth step: «‹Passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī›ti sikkhati; ‹passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī›ti sikkhati.» (MN 118) «‹Calming the bodily formation I …
Cetanā, saṅkhāra and the step from avijjā to saṅkhāra Theravāda Abhidhamma · cetanā, saṅkhāra & dependent origination
… the canon. In MN 44 and SN 41.6 they denote physiological-psychological functions: kāyasaṅkhāra = in- and out-breathing, vacīsaṅkhāra = vitakka and vicāra, cittasaṅkhāra = saññā and …

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Ps 1.3 1.3. Ānāpānassatikathā German only Working translation
… vā passasanto “rassaṁ passasāmī”ti pajānāti. “Sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī”ti sikkhati. “Sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī”ti sikkhati. “Passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī”ti sikkhati. “Passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī”ti sikkhati. Pītipaṭisaṁvedī …pe… sukhapaṭisaṁvedī … cittasaṅkhārapaṭisaṁvedī … passambhayaṁ …
Ya 6.1.2 6.1.2. Paṇṇattivāraniddesa German only Working translation
… No. 6.1.2.1.2. Paccanīka Na kāyo na kāyasaṅkhāroti? Kāyasaṅkhāro na kāyo, kāyasaṅkhāro. Kāyañca kāyasaṅkhārañca ṭhapetvā avasesā na ceva kāyo na ca kāyasaṅkhāro. Na kāyasaṅkhāro na kāyoti? Kāyo …
MN57 The Ascetic Who Behaved Like a Dog
… akaṇhaasukkavipākaṁ, kammakkhayāya saṁvattati. Katamañca, puṇṇa, kammaṁ kaṇhaṁ kaṇhavipākaṁ? Idha, puṇṇa, ekacco sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhaṁ vacīsaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhaṁ manosaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti. So sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharitvā, sabyābajjhaṁ vacīsaṅkhāraṁ …
AN3.23 Choices
… bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame tayo? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhaṁ vacīsaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhaṁ manosaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti. So sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharitvā, sabyābajjhaṁ vacīsaṅkhāraṁ …
AN4.233 Deeds in Detail
… akaṇhaasukkavipākaṁ kammakkhayāya saṁvattati. Katamañca, bhikkhave, kammaṁ kaṇhaṁ kaṇhavipākaṁ? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhaṁ vacīsaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhaṁ manosaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti. So sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharitvā, sabyābajjhaṁ vacīsaṅkhāraṁ …
AN4.234 About Soṇakāyana
… akaṇhaasukkavipākaṁ kammakkhayāya saṁvattati. Katamañca, brāhmaṇa, kammaṁ kaṇhaṁ kaṇhavipākaṁ? Idha, brāhmaṇa, ekacco sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhaṁ vacīsaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhaṁ manosaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti. So sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharitvā, sabyābajjhaṁ vacīsaṅkhāraṁ …
DN18 With Janavasabha
… passatā arahatā sammāsambuddhena paṭhamo okāsādhigamo anubuddho sukhassādhigamāya. Puna caparaṁ, bho, idhekaccassa oḷārikā kāyasaṅkhārā appaṭippassaddhā honti, oḷārikā vacīsaṅkhārā appaṭippassaddhā honti, oḷārikā cittasaṅkhārā appaṭippassaddhā honti. So aparena samayena …
DN22 The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation
… vā passasanto ‘rassaṁ passasāmī’ti pajānāti. ‘Sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati. ‘Passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, dakkho bhamakāro vā bhamakārantevāsī vā …
MN10 Mindfulness Meditation
… vā passasanto ‘rassaṁ passasāmī’ti pajānāti. ‘Sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati. ‘Passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, dakkho bhamakāro vā bhamakārantevāsī vā …
MN118 Mindfulness of Breathing
… vā passasanto ‘rassaṁ passasāmī’ti pajānāti; ‘sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati. ‘Pītipaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘pītipaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘sukhapaṭisaṁvedī …
SN12.25 With Bhūmija
… hānanda, sati manosañcetanāhetu uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhadukkhaṁ avijjāpaccayā ca. Sāmaṁ vā taṁ, ānanda, kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, yaṁpaccayāssa taṁ uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhadukkhaṁ. Pare vā taṁ, ānanda, kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharonti, yaṁpaccayāssa …
AN4.171 Intention
… vā, bhikkhave, sati manosañcetanāhetu uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhadukkhaṁ avijjāpaccayāva. Sāmaṁ vā taṁ, bhikkhave, kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, yaṁpaccayāssa taṁ uppajjati ajjhattaṁ sukhadukkhaṁ. Pare vāssa taṁ, bhikkhave, kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharonti, yaṁpaccayāssa …
AN4.237 The Noble Path
… akaṇhaasukkavipākaṁ kammakkhayāya saṁvattati. Katamañca, bhikkhave, kammaṁ kaṇhaṁ kaṇhavipākaṁ? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti …pe… idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammaṁ kaṇhaṁ kaṇhavipākaṁ. Katamañca, bhikkhave, kammaṁ sukkaṁ sukkavipākaṁ? …
AN4.238 Awakening Factors
… Bojjhaṅgasutta “Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, kammāni …pe… kaṇhaṁ kaṇhavipākaṁ …pe… idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti …pe… idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammaṁ kaṇhaṁ kaṇhavipākaṁ. Katamañca, bhikkhave, kammaṁ sukkaṁ sukkavipākaṁ? …
Ps 1.1 1.1. Ñāṇakathā German only Working translation
… assāsavasena … rassaṁ passāsavasena … sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī assāsavasena … sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī passāsavasena … passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assāsavasena … passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passāsavasena … pītipaṭisaṁvedī assāsavasena … pītipaṭisaṁvedī passāsavasena … sukhapaṭisaṁvedī …
MN43 The Great Elaboration
… yo cāyaṁ bhikkhu saññāvedayitanirodhaṁ samāpanno—imesaṁ kiṁ nānākaraṇan”ti? “Yvāyaṁ, āvuso, mato kālaṅkato tassa kāyasaṅkhārā niruddhā paṭippassaddhā, vacīsaṅkhārā niruddhā paṭippassaddhā, cittasaṅkhārā niruddhā paṭippassaddhā, āyu parikkhīṇo, usmā vūpasantā, indriyāni …
MN62 The Longer Advice to Rāhula
… vā passasanto ‘rassaṁ passasāmī’ti pajānāti. ‘Sabbakāyappaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘sabbakāyappaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati. ‘Pītippaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘pītippaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘sukhappaṭisaṁvedī …
MN119 Mindfulness of the Body
… vā passasanto ‘rassaṁ passasāmī’ti pajānāti; ‘sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati. Tassa evaṁ appamattassa ātāpino pahitattassa viharato ye …
SN54.1 One Thing
… vā passasanto ‘rassaṁ passasāmī’ti pajānāti; ‘sabbakāyappaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘sabbakāyappaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati. ‘Pītippaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘pītippaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘sukhappaṭisaṁvedī …
SN54.10 With Kimbila
… vā passasanto ‘rassaṁ passasāmī’ti pajānāti; ‘sabbakāyappaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘sabbakāyappaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati; ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati— kāye kāyānupassī, ānanda, bhikkhu tasmiṁ samaye viharati …
SN54.13 With Ānanda (1st)
… assasāmī’ti pajānāti, dīghaṁ vā passasanto ‘dīghaṁ passasāmī’ti pajānāti; rassaṁ vā …pe… ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati— kāye kāyānupassī, ānanda, bhikkhu tasmiṁ samaye viharati …
SN54.16 Several Mendicants (2nd)
… passasāmī’ti pajānāti, rassaṁ vā assasanto ‘rassaṁ assasāmī’ti pajānāti …pe… sabbakāyappaṭisaṁvedī …pe… ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati, ‘passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati— kāye kāyānupassī, bhikkhave, bhikkhu tasmiṁ samaye viharati …
AN10.60 With Girimānanda
… vā passasanto ‘rassaṁ passasāmī’ti pajānāti. ‘Sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati. ‘Sabbakāyapaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati. ‘Passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmī’ti sikkhati. ‘Passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmī’ti sikkhati. ‘Pītipaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmī’ti sikkhati. ‘Pītipaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmī’ti sikkhati. ‘Sukhapaṭisaṁvedī …
Pe 8 Hārasampātabhūmi German only Working translation
… jhānabhūmi. Abhibhūmiāyatanasahagatā rūpasaññīsu dutiye jhāne jhānabhūmi. Vimokkhasahagatānaṁ vimokkhesu tatiye jhāne jhānabhūmi. Anupassanāsahagatā kāyasaṅkhārā sammā catutthassa jhānassa bhūmi. Tattha katame jhānavisesā? Vivicceva kāmehi vivicca pāpakehi akusalehi dhammehi …
Bu Pj 3 The third training rule on expulsion
… vā passasanto rassaṁ passasāmīti pajānāti. Sabbakāyappaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmīti sikkhati. Sabbakāyappaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmīti sikkhati. Passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ assasissāmīti sikkhati. Passambhayaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ passasissāmīti sikkhati. Pītippaṭisaṁvedī assasissāmīti sikkhati. Pītippaṭisaṁvedī passasissāmīti sikkhati. Sukhappaṭisaṁvedī …
Kv 15.11 Kammūpacayakathā German only Working translation
… kammaṁ añño kammūpacayoti? Āmantā. Nanu vuttaṁ bhagavatā— “idha, puṇṇa, ekacco sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi vacīsaṅkhāraṁ …pe… manosaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, so sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharitvā, sabyābajjhampi …
Ya 6.3 6.3. Pariññāvāra German only Working translation
6.3. Pariññāvāra Yo kāyasaṅkhāraṁ parijānāti so vacīsaṅkhāraṁ parijānātīti? Āmantā. Yo vā pana vacīsaṅkhāraṁ parijānāti so kāyasaṅkhāraṁ parijānātīti? …
AN4.235 Training Rules (1st)
… sukkaṁ sukkavipākaṁ. Katamañca, bhikkhave, kammaṁ kaṇhasukkaṁ kaṇhasukkavipākaṁ? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti …pe… idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammaṁ kaṇhasukkaṁ kaṇhasukkavipākaṁ. Katamañca, bhikkhave, kammaṁ akaṇhaasukkaṁ akaṇhaasukkavipākaṁ …
AN4.236 Training Rules (2nd)
… sukkaṁ sukkavipākaṁ. Katamañca, bhikkhave, kammaṁ kaṇhasukkaṁ kaṇhasukkavipākaṁ? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti …pe… idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kammaṁ kaṇhasukkaṁ kaṇhasukkavipākaṁ. Katamañca, bhikkhave, kammaṁ akaṇhaasukkaṁ akaṇhaasukkavipākaṁ …
Mnd 2 2. Guhaṭṭhakasuttaniddesa German only Working translation
… kāyārammaṇe ñāṇaṁ kāyamoneyyaṁ, kāyapariññā kāyamoneyyaṁ, pariññāsahagato maggo kāyamoneyyaṁ, kāye chandarāgassa pahānaṁ kāyamoneyyaṁ, kāyasaṅkhāranirodho catutthajjhānasamāpatti kāyamoneyyaṁ— idaṁ kāyamoneyyaṁ. Katamaṁ vacīmoneyyaṁ? Catubbidhānaṁ vacīduccaritānaṁ pahānaṁ vacīmoneyyaṁ, catubbidhaṁ vacīsucaritaṁ vacīmoneyyaṁ, …
Mnd 13 13. Mahābyūhasuttaniddesa German only Working translation
… kāyārammaṇe ñāṇaṁ kāyamoneyyaṁ, kāyapariññā kāyamoneyyaṁ, pariññāsahagato maggo kāyamoneyyaṁ, kāye chandarāgassa pahānaṁ kāyamoneyyaṁ, kāyasaṅkhāranirodho catutthajjhānasamāpatti kāyamoneyyaṁ— idaṁ kāyamoneyyaṁ. Katamaṁ vacīmoneyyaṁ? Catubbidhānaṁ vacīduccaritānaṁ pahānaṁ vacīmoneyyaṁ, catubbidhaṁ vacīsucaritaṁ vacīmoneyyaṁ, …
Cnd 8 4. Mettagūmāṇavapucchāniddesa German only Working translation
… Kāyārammaṇe ñāṇaṁ kāyamoneyyaṁ. Kāyapariññā kāyamoneyyaṁ. Pariññāsahagato maggo kāyamoneyyaṁ. Kāye chandarāgassa pahānaṁ kāyamoneyyaṁ. Kāyasaṅkhāranirodho catutthajjhānasamāpatti kāyamoneyyaṁ. Idaṁ kāyamoneyyaṁ. Katamaṁ vacīmoneyyaṁ? Catubbidhānaṁ vacīduccaritānaṁ pahānaṁ vacīmoneyyaṁ. Catubbidhaṁ vacīsucaritaṁ vacīmoneyyaṁ. …
Pe 5 5. Hāravibhaṅgapañcamabhūmi German only Working translation
… ca padaṭṭhānaṁ. Nāmakāyo diṭṭhāsavassa avijjāsavassa ca padaṭṭhānaṁ. Tattha alliyanāya ajjhattavāhanaṁ kāmāsavassa lakkhaṇaṁ. Patthanaganthanaabhisaṅkhārakāyasaṅkhāraṇaṁ bhavāsavassa lakkhaṇaṁ, abhiniveso ca parāmāso ca diṭṭhāsavassa lakkhaṇaṁ. Appaṭivedho dhammesu asampajaññā ca avijjāsavassa …
Pe 7 Pakiṇṇakaniddesa German only Working translation
… vūpasamena paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ hoti, vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamena dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ, sukhindriyasomanassindriyānaṁ vūpasamena tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ, kāyasaṅkhārānaṁ vūpasamena catutthaṁ jhānañca. Cāgādhiṭṭhānena paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ, saccādhiṭṭhānena dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ, paññādhiṭṭhānena tatiyaṁ jhānaṁ, upasamādhiṭṭhānena …
Mil 3.1.4 4. Anantakāya’s Question
… tayā vādinā saddhiṁ sallapituṁ, sādhu, bhante, atthaṁ jappehī”ti. “Neso jīvo, assāsapassāsā nāmete kāyasaṅkhārā”ti thero abhidhammakathaṁ kathesi. Atha anantakāyo upāsakattaṁ paṭivedesīti. Anantakāyapañho catuttho.

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