佛陀临涅槃时,叮嘱弟子们以四念住为住。这观身念住、观受念住、观心念住、观法念住的四念住,借着观察觉知当下身心内外生灭变化的状态,来体验所谓的五蕴,是一连串身心现象不断瞬间快速生灭变化所组成的幻相,体悟身心五蕴无常、苦、无我的本质,渐渐去除对自我的贪瞋执着,灭除烦恼痛苦的根源,以正念正知活在当下,观照自己的身体、身体的感受、心的内含的生灭无常、苦、无我。这部《大念住经》为指出一条清晰详实的修行大道,《大念住经》是克服愁悲、灭除苦忧、体证涅槃遵循的重要经典。
住经概述
Dighanikaye《长部》22经
Mahasatipatthanasuttam 大念处经
The Great Frames of Reference
chinese translation by Bhikkhu Metta明法比丘
english translation by Bhikkhu Thanissaro
(use foreign1 font )
Mahasatipatthanasuttam 大念处经【content﹝目次﹞】
Mahasatipatthanasuttam 大念处经
Uddeso﹝总说﹞
Kayanupassana anapanapabbam﹝身随观—呼吸﹞
Kayanupassana iriyapathapabbam﹝身随观—四威仪﹞
Kayanupassana sampajanapabbam﹝身随观—正知﹞
Kayanupassana dhatumanasikarapabbam﹝身随观—界作意﹞
Kayanupassana navasivathikapabbam﹝身随观—九种墓地观﹞
Vedananupassana﹝受随观﹞
Cittanupassana﹝心随观﹞
Dhammanupassana nivaranapabbam﹝法随观—﹝五﹞盖﹞
Dhammanupassana khandhapabbam﹝法随观—﹝五﹞蕴﹞
Dhammanupassana ayatanapabbam﹝法随观—﹝十二﹞处﹞
Dhammanupassana bojjhavgapabbam﹝法随观—﹝七﹞觉支﹞
Dhammanupassana saccapabbam﹝法随观—﹝四﹞谛﹞
Dukkhasaccaniddeso (苦谛解说)
Samudayasaccaniddeso (集谛解说)
Nirodhasaccaniddeso (灭谛解说)
Maggasaccaniddeso (道谛解说)
____________________________
经典出自︰《长部22经》大念处经(D.22./II,290~315)。参考︰廖文灿译:《念的站立在前经》(巴汉对照);感谢依华居士校对。