Gethin's writings on meditation, need some help

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Gethin's writings on meditation, need some help

Postby sphairos » Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:35 am

Hi everyone!

Could somebody help me to clarify what R. Gethin is referring to in his article On the practice of Buddhist Meditation (2004), when he says:
"The Satipatthana Sutta takes the form of an exposition of a stock satipatthana formula that is found in overt 40 places in the four Nikayas9"

The footnote 9 says:
"For references see Gethin (1992), 355."

Could somebody look it up and tell me what he is referring to at this page, as I don't have the first edition of his Buddhist path to awakening (1992) ?
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Re: Gethin's writings on meditation, need some help

Postby tiltbillings » Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:32 am

sphairos wrote:Hi everyone!

Could somebody help me to clarify what R. Gethin is referring to in his article On the practice of Buddhist Meditation (2004), when he says:
"The Satipatthana Sutta takes the form of an exposition of a stock satipatthana formula that is found in overt 40 places in the four Nikayas9"

The footnote 9 says:
"For references see Gethin (1992), 355."

Could somebody look it up and tell me what he is referring to at this page, as I don't have the first edition of his Buddhist path to awakening (1992) ?
It is a list of textual references for the basic satipatthana forumal from the suttas and such.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/98642318/Rupe ... hamm%C4%81

What is the use of his knowledge
pertaining to the number of insects in the whole world?
Rather, inquire into his knowledge of
that which is to be practised by us

-- Dharmakirti

This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond.
SN I, 38.

Níl sa saol seo ach ceo
There is naught in this life but mist
Is ní bheimid beo ach seal beag gearr.
And we will not be alive but a short hard time.
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Re: Gethin's writings on meditation, need some help

Postby sphairos » Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:32 am

tiltbillings wrote:It is a list of textual references for the basic satipatthana forumal from the suttas and such.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/98642318/Rupe ... hamm%C4%81


Thanks, tiltbillings,

Finally I got it :) I have a copy of the second edition, but I thought page numbers aren't the same.
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