Mahaparinibbanasuttam (DN 16) - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Third Chapter for Recitation - 139
Cattāro Satipaṭṭhānā,
The Four Ways of Attending to Mindfulness, 158
Cattāro Sammappadhānā,
the Four Right Strivings, 159
Cattāro Iddhipādā,
the Four Paths to Power, 160
Pañcindriyāni,
the Five Faculties, 161
Pañca Balāni,
the Five Strengths, 162
Satta Bojjhaṅgā,
the Seven Factors of Awakening, 163
Ariyo Aṭṭhaṅgiko Maggo.
the Noble Eight-Fold Path. 164
157 These are collectively known as the 37 Things on the Side of Awakening
(Bodhipakkhiyadhammā). They are mentioned in many places, e.g. Sampasādanīyasuttaṁ (DN
28); Kintisuttaṁ (MN 103); Pahārādasuttaṁ (AN 8:19), etc. etc.
158 Contemplation of the body (kāyānupassanā), contemplation of feelings (vedanānupassanā),
contemplation of the mind (cittānupassanā), and contemplation of (the nature of) things
(dhammānupassanā). See the text and translation of the Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasuttaṁ elsewhere on
this website.
159 These are the same as the Right Endeavours (Sammāvāyāma, part of the Eightfold Noble
Path). The striving 1. not to take up bad and unwholesome things that have not yet arisen, 2. to
give up bad and unwholesome things that have already arisen, 3. to take up wholesome things
that have not yet arisen, 4. for the endurance of wholesome things that have arisen.
160 These were explained above Section 17. They are concentration of desire accompanied by the
process of striving (chandasamādhipadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgata); concentration of energy
accompanied by the process of striving (viriya-); concentration of mind accompanied by the
process of striving (citta-), and concentration of investigation accompanied by the process of
striving (vimaṁsa-).
161 Faith (saddhā), energy (viriya), mindfulness (sati), concentration (samādhi), and wisdom
(paññā).
162 The same as the above brought to fulfilment. Faith finds fulfilment in the 4 factors of the
Stream-Enterer (Sotāpannaṅgāni), energy in the four Right Endeavours (Sammāvāyāma),
mindfulness in the four ways of attending to mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna), concentration in the
four absorptions (jhāna), and wisdom in understanding the Four Noble Truths (Ariyasacca).
163 Mindfulness (satisambojjhaṅga), investigation of the (nature of) things (dhammavicaya-),
energy (viriya-), joyful-interest (pīti-), tranquillity (passaddhi-), concentration (samādhi-), and
equanimity (upekkhā-).
164 Right View (Sammādiṭṭhi), Right Thought (Sammāsaṅkappa), Right Speech (Sammāvācā),
Right Action (Sammākammanta), Right Livelihood (Sammā-ājīva), Right Endeavour
(Sammāvāyāma), Right Mindfulness (Sammāsati), Right Concentration (Sammāsamādhi).