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LIST OF FIGURES
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INTRODUCTION
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1
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TRANSLATION OF THE
SATIPATTHANA SUTTA
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3
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Chapter I
GENERAL ASPECTS OF THE DIRECT PATH
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15
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1. OVERVIEW OF THE
SATIPATTHANA SUTTA
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15
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2. A SURVEY OF THE FOUR
SATIPATTHANAS
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3. THE RELEVANCE OF EACH
SATIPATTHANA FOR REALIZATION
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4. THE CHARACTER OF EACH
SATIPATTHANA
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24
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5. THE EXPRESSION "DIRECT PATH"
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6. THE TERM
SATIPATTHANA
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Chapter II
THE "DEFINITION" PART OF THE SATIPATTHANA SUTTA
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1. CONTEMPLATION
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2. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BEING DILIGENT (
ATAPI)
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3. CLEARLY KNOWING (
SAMPAJANA)
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39
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4. MINDFULNESS AND CLEAR KNOWLEDGE
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41
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Chapter III
SATI
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1. THE EARLY BUDDHIST APPROACH TO KNOWLEDGE
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44
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2.
SATI
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3. THE ROLE AND POSITION OF
SATI
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49
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4.
SATI IMAGERY
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5. CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS OF
SATI
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57
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6.
SATI AND CONCENTRATION (SAMADHI)
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Chapter IV
The Relevance of Concentration
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1. FREEDOM FROM DESIRES AND DISCONTENT
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2. CONCENTRATION, RIGHT CONCENTRATION, AND ABSORPTION
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3. ABSORPTION AND REALIZATION
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4. THE CONTRIBUTION OF ABSORPTION TO THE PROGRESS OF INSIGHT
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85
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5. CALM AND INSIGHT
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Chapter V
THE SATIPATTHANA "REFRAIN"
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1. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONTEMPLATION
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2. ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATIONS OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONTEMPLATION
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3. IMPERMANENCE
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4. DEPENDENT CO-ARISING (
PATICCA SAMUPPADA)
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5. THE PRINCIPLE OF DEPENDENT CO-ARISING AND ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATION
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110
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6. MERE AWARENESS AND CLINGING TO NOTHING
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112
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Chapter VI
THE BODY
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1. THE BODY CONTEMPLATIONS
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2. PURPOSE AND BENEFITS OF CONTEMPLATION OF THE BODY
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121
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3. MINDFULNESS OF BREATHING
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4. THE
ANAPANASATI SUTTA
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5. POSTURES AND ACTIVITIES
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136
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6. ANATOMICAL PARTS AND ELEMENTS
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146
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7 CORPSE IN DECAY AND MEDITATION ON DEATH
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152
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Chapter VII
FEELINGS
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1. CONTEMPLATION OF FEELINGS
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2. FEELINGS AND VIEWS (
DITTHI)
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3. PLEASANT FEELINGS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF JOY
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4. UNPLEASANT FEELINGS
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5. NEUTRAL FEELINGS
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Chapter VIII
MIND
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1. CONTEMPLATION OF THE MIND
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2. NON-REACTIVE AWARENESS OF ONE'S STATE OF MIND
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3. FOUR "ORDINARY" STATES OF MIND
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4. FOUR "HIGHER" STATES OF MIND
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Chapter IX
DHAMMAS: THE HINDRANCES
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1. CONTEMPLATION OF DHAMMAS
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182
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2. CONTEMPLATION OF THE FIVE HINDRANCES
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186
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3. THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING THE HINDRANCES
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190
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4. CONDITIONS FOR PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF A HINDRANCE
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Chapter X
DHAMMAS: THE AGGREGATES
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1. THE FIVE AGGREGATES
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201
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2. HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE TEACHING ON
ANATTA
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3. EMPIRICAL SELF AND CONTEMPLATION OF THE AGGREGATES
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209
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4. ARISING AND PASSING AWAY OF THE AGGREGATES
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Chapter XI
DHAMMAS: THE SENSE-SPHERES
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1. THE SENSE-SPHERES AND THE FETTERS
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216
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2. THE PERCEPTUAL PROCESS
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222
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3. COGNITIVE TRAINING
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226
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4. THE INSTRUCTION TO BAHIYA
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229
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Chapter XII
DHAMMAS: THE AWAKENING FACTORS
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1. CONTEMPLATION OF THE AWAKENING FACTORS
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2. THE CONDITIONAL SEQUENCE OF THE AWAKENING FACTORS
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3. BENEFITS OF DEVELOPING THE AWAKENING FACTORS
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239
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Chapter XIII
DHAMMAS: THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
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1. THE IMPLICATIONS OF
DUKKHA
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243
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2. THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
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3. CONTEMPLATION OF THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
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247
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Chapter XIV REALIZATION
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250
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1. SUDDEN AND GRADUAL
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251
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2. NIBBANA AND ITS ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS
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257
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3. THE EARLY BUDDHIST CONCEPTION OF NIBBANA
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260
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4. NIBBANA: NEITHER ALL-EMBRACING UNITY NOR ANNIHILATION
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262
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Chapter XV CONCLUSION
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266
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1. KEY ASPECTS OF SATIPATTHANA
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266
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2. THE IMPORTANCE OF SATIPATTHANA
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271
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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279
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
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301
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GLOSSARY
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303
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INDEX
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