1Elaborated by way of the establishments of mindfulness parallel to SN45:161–70.

SN47:85"Bhikkhus, there are these three searches. What three?
The search for sensual pleasures,
the search for existence,
the search for a holy life.
These are the three searches.
The four establishments of mindfulness are to be developed for direct knowledge of these three searches, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning.

SN47:86"Bhikkhus, there are these three discriminations. What three?
The discrimination ‘I am superior,’
the discrimination ‘I am equal,’
the discrimination ‘I am inferior.’
These are the three discriminations.
The four establishments of mindfulness are to be developed for direct knowledge of these three discriminations, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning.

SN47:87"Bhikkhus, there are these three taints. What three?
The taint of sensuality, the taint of existence, the taint of ignorance.
These are the three taints.
The four establishments of mindfulness are to be developed for direct knowledge of these three taints, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning.

SN47:88"Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of existence. What three?
Sense-sphere existence,
form-sphere existence,
formless-sphere existence.
These are the three kinds of existence.
The four establishments of mindfulness are to be developed for direct knowledge of these three kinds of existence, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning.

SN47:89"Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of suffering. What three?
Suffering due to pain,
suffering due to formations,
suffering due to change.[n.45] Briefly, suffering due to pain (dukkhadukkhata) is painful bodily and mental feeling; suffering due to the formations (saṅkhāradukkhata) is all conditioned phenomena of the three planes, because they are oppressed by rise and fall; and suffering due to change (viparinamadukkhta) is pleasant feeling, which brings suffering when it comes to an end.
These are the three kinds of suffering.
The four establishments of mindfulness are to be developed for direct knowledge of these three kinds of suffering, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning.

SN47:90"Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of barrenness. What three?
The barrenness of lust, the barrenness of hatred, the barrenness of delusion.
These are the three kinds of barrenness.
The four establishments of mindfulness are to be developed for direct knowledge of these three kinds of barrenness, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning.

SN47:91"Bhikkhus, there are these three stains. What three?
The stain of lust, the stain of hatred, the stain of delusion.
These are the three stains.
The four establishments of mindfulness are to be developed for direct knowledge of these three stains, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning.

SN47:92"Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of trouble. What three?
The trouble of lust, the trouble of hatred, the trouble of delusion.
These are the three kinds of trouble.
The four establishments of mindfulness are to be developed for direct knowledge of these three kinds of trouble, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning.

SN47:93"Bhikkhus, there are these three feelings. What three?
Pleasant feeling, painful feeling, neither-painful-nor-pleasant feeling.
These are the three feelings.
The four establishments of mindfulness are to be developed for direct knowledge of these three feelings, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning.

SN47:94a"Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of craving. What three?
Craving for sensual pleasures,
craving for existence,
craving for extermination.
These are the three kinds of craving.
The four establishments of mindfulness are to be developed for direct knowledge of these three kinds of craving, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning.

SN47:94b"Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of thirst. What three?
Thirst for sensual pleasures,
thirst for existence,
thirst for extermination.
These are the three kinds of thirst.
The four establishments of mindfulness are to be developed for direct knowledge of these three kinds of thirst, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning.

And how, bhikkhus, are the four establishments of mindfulness to be developed for direct knowledge of all these things, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning?

"Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu dwells contemplating the body in the body, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure in regard to the world,
- which is based upon seclusion, dispassion, and cessation, maturing in release;
- which has as its final goal the removal of lust, the removal of hatred, the removal of delusion;
- which has the Deathless as its ground, the Deathless as its destination, the Deathless as its final goal;
- which slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbāna.

He dwells contemplating feelings in feelings, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure in regard to the world,
- which is based upon seclusion, dispassion, and cessation, maturing in release;
- which has as its final goal the removal of lust, the removal of hatred, the removal of delusion;
- which has the Deathless as its ground, the Deathless as its destination, the Deathless as its final goal;
- which slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbāna.

He dwells contemplating mind in mind, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure in regard to the world,
- which is based upon seclusion, dispassion, and cessation, maturing in release;
- which has as its final goal the removal of lust, the removal of hatred, the removal of delusion;
- which has the Deathless as its ground, the Deathless as its destination, the Deathless as its final goal;
- which slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbāna.

He dwells contemplating phenomena in phenomena, ardent, clearly comprehending, mindful, having removed covetousness and displeasure in regard to the world,
- which is based upon seclusion, dispassion, and cessation, maturing in release;
- which has as its final goal the removal of lust, the removal of hatred, the removal of delusion;
- which has the Deathless as its ground, the Deathless as its destination, the Deathless as its final goal;
- which slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbāna.

"It is in this way, bhikkhus, that the four establishments of mindfulness are to be developed for direct knowledge of all these things, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning."

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1"Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā. Katamā tisso? Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā"ti vitthāretabbaṁ.

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Esanāvaggo navamo.