1 upvotes, 1 direct replies (showing 1)
View submission: the ānāpānasati sutta: inhalation-exhalation mindfulness
[deleted]
Comment by foowfoowfoow at 22/03/2023 at 02:55 UTC*
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Although I’ve never seen a translation of ‘sabbe kaya’ as ‘all bodies’ from either Ajahn Thanissaro, Bhikkhu Bodhi, or Bhikkhu Sujato, your translation could be correct - someone who know Pali well could probably answer this question clearly. In either case, the meaning should be the same - both refer to the body as an aggregation of material heaps / aggregations / bodies. The whole body is composed of all of these bodies so attending to all bodies is attending to the whole body, and vice versa.
I will inhale / exhale experiencing the whole body
However, as I mentioned above, I suspect this section refers to the material body only, and I find it unlikely that that that section refers to mental bodies as well. If it was to do so, it would make the second section of mindfulness of mental fabrications redundant - i.e.,
I will inhale / exhale experiencing mental fabrications