Anapanasati Sutta
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The Anapanasati Sutta is a foundational Buddhist discourse in which the Buddha teaches mindfulness of breathing as a complete path to meditation, insight, and liberation.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist sutta
ⓘ
Pali Canon text ⓘ Theravada scripture ⓘ discourse of the Buddha ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
insight
ⓘ
liberation ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice |
samatha meditation
ⓘ
vipassanā meditation ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience | bhikkhus ⓘ |
| canonicalNumbering | MN 118 ⓘ |
| category | meditation instruction ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
breath as meditation object
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mindfulness (sati) ⓘ |
| collection | Sutta Piṭaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | sixteen steps of mindfulness of breathing ⓘ |
| describes | complete path of meditation ⓘ |
| describesOutcome |
abandoning of defilements
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realization of Nibbāna ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
continuous awareness of inhalation and exhalation
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development of concentration (samādhi) ⓘ development of wisdom (paññā) ⓘ direct experiential practice ⓘ |
| explains |
how mindfulness of breathing fulfills the Noble Eightfold Path
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how mindfulness of breathing fulfills the four establishments of mindfulness ⓘ |
| firstTetradFocus | body GENERATED ⓘ |
| fourthTetradFocus | dhammas ⓘ |
| genre | didactic discourse ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Discourse on Mindfulness of Breathing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInPali | Ānāpānassati Sutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Theravāda meditation manuals
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modern mindfulness of breathing practices ⓘ |
| links | mindfulness of breathing with the seven factors of enlightenment ⓘ |
| organizesPracticeInto | four tetrads ⓘ |
| partOf | Majjhima Nikāya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Four Foundations of Mindfulness
NERFINISHED
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Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalLanguage | Pali ⓘ |
| secondTetradFocus | feelings ⓘ |
| setting |
Jetavana Monastery
NERFINISHED
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Sāvatthī NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
mindfulness of breathing
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ānāpānasati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdTetradFocus | mind ⓘ |
| tradition | Theravāda Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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