Kayanupassana

kāyānupassanā ( Pali ) is one of the four bases of mindfulness ( Satipatthana ) in Buddhism . It denotes mindfulness of the body . The most prominent contemplation is the breath contemplation (Pali: ānapānasati ), which in most cases is practiced during meditation .

classification

Mindfulness of the body is one of the four foundations. The other three are: mindfulness of sensations, mindfulness of mind, and mindfulness of mind objects.

Subgroups

Kāyānupassanā is further subdivided into the six subgroups to be considered:

• Contemplating the breath ( ānapānasati )
• Observing the formation and decay of the body.
• Consideration of the body components, which in turn are divided into the following 31 components:
  • Head hair, body hair, nails, teeth, skin, flesh, tendons, bones, bone marrow, kidneys, heart, liver, pleura, spleen, lungs, intestines, soft tissues, stomach, feces, bile, slime, pus, blood, sweat, Lymph, tears, serum, saliva, snot, joint oil, urine
• Consideration of the elements
  • Earth element (lightness, heaviness, hardness, softness) (Pali: pathavī- dhātu )
  • Water element (flowing, cohesion , wetness and bonding) (Pali: āpo- dhātu )
  • Fire element (heat, cold and warmth) (Pali: tejo- dhātu )
  • Wind element (movement, vibration, rocking, stiffness and resistance) (Pali: vāyo- dhātu )
• Contemplation of body decay

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• Sattipaṭṭhāna Sutta ( M 10) in the translation by Kurt Schmidt