[754] Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā uruvelāyaṃ viharati najjā nerañjarāya tīre ajapālanigrodhe paṭhamābhisambuddho . atha kho bhagavato rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṃ cetaso parivitakko udapādi ekāyanvāyaṃ maggo sattānaṃ visuddhiyā sokaparidevānaṃ samatikkamāya Dukkhadomanassānaṃ atthaṅgamāya ñāyassa adhigamāya nibbānassa sacchikiriyāya yadidaṃ cattāro satipaṭṭhānā . katame cattāro . Kāye vā bhikkhu kāyānupassī vihareyya ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṃ . vedanāsu vā bhikkhu . citte vā bhikkhu . dhammesu vā bhikkhu dhammānupassī vihareyya ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṃ . ekāyanvāyaṃ maggo sattānaṃ visuddhiyā sokaparidevānaṃ samatikkamāya dukkhadomanassānaṃ atthaṅgamāya ñāyassa adhigamāya nibbānassa sacchikiriyāya . yadidaṃ cattāro satipaṭṭhānāti.

[755] Atha kho brahmā sahampati bhagavato cetasā cetoparivitakkamaññāya seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso sammiñjitaṃ vā bāhaṃ pasāreyya pasāritaṃ vā bāhaṃ sammiñjeyya evameva kho brahmaloke antarahito bhagavato purato pāturahosi . atha kho brahmā sahampati ekaṃsamuttarāsaṅgaṃ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjalimpaṇāmetvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca

[756] Evametaṃ bhagavā evametaṃ sugata ekāyanvāyaṃ bhante maggo sattānaṃ visuddhiyā sokaparidevānaṃ samatikkamāya dukkhadomanassānaṃ atthaṅgamāya ñāyassa adhigamāya nibbānassa sacchikiriyāya . Yadidaṃ cattāro satipaṭṭhānā . katame cattāro . Kāye vā bhante bhikkhu kāyānupassī vihareyya ātāpī sampajāno Satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṃ . vedanāsu vā bhante bhikkhu . citte vā bhante bhikkhu . dhammesu vā bhante bhikkhu dhammānupassī vihareyya ātāpī sampajāno satimā vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṃ . ekāyanvāyaṃ bhante maggo sattānaṃ visuddhiyā sokaparidevānaṃ samatikkamāya dukkhadomanassānaṃ atthaṅgamāya ñāyassa adhigamāya nibbānassa sacchikiriyāya yadidaṃ cattāro satipaṭṭhānāti.