satipatthana proto-text

[Sacha G]

Hi there
For those who didn't read a "history of mindfulness" by bhiikhu sujato, here are some topics which I found particularly interesting.
1°) The satipatthana sutta was originally in the samyutta nikaya, but moved later to the majjhima and the digha nikayas, because those books had no mentioning of the 4 Establishments of Mindfulness.
2°) Some parts were added in this process, to make the text longer:
- the sati of the body concerned only the parts of the body (not the breath etc.)
- there was non mentioning of the contemplation of impermanence
- the part on the dhammas mentioned only the 5 hindrances and the 7 factors of enlightenment
3°) Clear comprehension (sampajana) was distinct of mindfulness (sati), and was either in the beginning of the text (i.e before the 4 establishments of mindfulness) or even not in the text.
4°) The 4 establishments of mindfulness were more a preparation to jhana than to vipassana.
With metta
Sacha

[mikenz66]

Hi Sacha G,

It's helpful to give links if you are going to start a discussion:

A History Of Mindfulness - Bhikkhu Sujato
http://santifm1.0.googlepages.com/webmind.pdf

Other links here: http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=3167


Mike

[mikenz66]

Some other discussions of such issues:
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3062
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=7521
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.ph ... 0&start=20
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=3372


Mike