Mahasatipatthana Sutta, Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna-sutta: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesThe sutta is considered as one of the most important in the Buddhist Canon. It has been translated into various languages, and several commentaries on it are in existence. Its mere recital is said to ward off dangers and to bring happiness, and it is the desire of every Buddhist that he shall die with the Satipatthana Sutta on his lips, or, at least, with the sound of it in his ears.
The materials found in the Mahasatipatthana Sutta are found also in the Majjhima Nikaya, broken up into two portions, each representing a separate discourse- the Satipatthana Sutta and the Saccavibhanga Sutta.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Full-text: Saccavibhanga Sutta, Kammasadamma, Kuru.
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Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part I - Mulapariyaya Vagga < [(a) Mulapannasa Pali]
(b) Maha Vagga Pali < [Chapter IV - Suttanta Pitaka]
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
2.5(b). Dīgha Nikāya (The Long Discourses of the Buddha) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Practicing Insight on Your Own (by Acharn Thawee Baladhammo)
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
6. Nibbāna (Liberation) in Theravāda Buddhism (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]
1.1. Enlightenment Factor of Mindfulness < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
1.2. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Five Groups of Factor]
Buddhist Education in Thailand (critical study) (by Smitthai Aphiwatamonkul)
7.1. The Phrapariyattidhamma: Study in the Section of Nakdham Course < [Chapter 2 - The Thai Sangha System of Education]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 8 - Kamma < [Chapter V - Buddhist Philosophy]