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Satipatthana Sutta Study
The Direct Path to Realization
Sutta on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness

(Excerpts below please credit Rees, Mary. "Being Prayer - Transforming Consciousness: Good News of Buddhist Practice." Houston: Nutshell Publications, 2006.)

Conclusion

Bibliography of Translations, Commentaries, and Practice Manuals


Insight Meditation Teachers Monastic Teachers
  • Analayo. Satipatthana : The Direct Path to Realization. Birmingham, UK: Windhorse Publications, 2003.

  • Hanh, Thich Nhat. Transformation and Healing: The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press, 1990.

  • Nyanaponika Thera. The Heart of Buddhist Meditation. York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser, 1965.

  • Rahula, Walpola. What the Buddha Taught. New York: Grove Press, 1959.

  • Silananda, U. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1990.

  • Soma Thera. The Way of Mindfulness: Satipatthana Sutta Commentary. Kandy, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society, 1941.

Theravada Reference Texts
  • Buddhaghosa, Bhadantacariya. Visuddhimagga: The Path of Purification. Translated by Bhikkhu Nanamoli. Kandy, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society, 1991.

  • Nanamoli, Bhikkhu (original translation) and Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1995.

  • Walshe, Maurice, trans. The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Digha Nikaya. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1995. First published 1987 as Thus Have I Heard: The Long Discourses of the Buddha.

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Sutta text modified from translation by Analayo*
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*Modifications of translation in small segments with permission by Analayo for practice purposes. Please see his original translation and excellent commentary: Satipatthana : The Direct Path to Realization. Birmingham, UK: Windhorse Publications, 2003.