Translating Classical Buddhism to Modern English

The Related Discourses

7. The Abodes of Mindfulness

The Abodes of Mindfulness group collects sūtras whose primary subject is the four abodes of mindfulness. It consists of 54 sūtras when abbreviated sūtra variants are counted. This material is found in fascicle 24 of Taisho No. 99.

Also, see the notes listed in the introduction to the Aggregates regarding conventions followed in the list below.

Below is a list of the English translations currently available.


Table of Contents

Sūtra Taisho Title Pali Parallel(s)
1. (605) ? ?
2. (606) Bases of Mindfulness (Pierquet) ?
3. (607) ? SN 47.1
4. (608) ? SN 47.41
5. (609) ? SN 47.42
6-8. (610) Correct Mindfulness (Pierquet) SN 47.3
9. (611) ? SN 47.5
10-11. (612) The Archer MN 12
12-16. (613) ? ?
17. (614) ? SN 47.11
18. (615) Bhikṣuṇī Residence (Pierquet) SN 47.10
19. (616) ? SN 47.8
20. (617) ? SN 47.6
21. (618) ? ?
22. (619) ? SN 47.19
23. (620) The Monkey (Pierquet) SN 47.7
24. (621) The Young Monks (Pierquet) SN 47.4
25. (622) ? SN 47.2
26. (623) The World Beauty (Pierquet) SN 47.20
27-28. (624) ? SN 47.3, 16
29. (625) ? SN 47.15
30. (626) ? ?
31. (627) ? ?
32. (628) ? SN 47.21
33. (629) ? ?
34. (630) ? ?
35. (631) ? ?
36. (632) ? ?
37. (633) ? ?
38-45. (634) ? SN 47.17
46-50. (635) ? ?
51. (636) ? ?
52. (637) ? SN 47.46
53. (638) ? SN 47.13
54. (639) ? SN 47.14