Reading guide
One of a traditional group of ten perceptions
This meditation subject, along with several others already met in this vagga and the preceding one, belongs to a well-known traditional grouping of ten perceptions (dasa saññā) taught elsewhere in the canon (notably AN 10.60) — here treated in this vagga's own consistently brief, compressed form rather than the fuller elaboration found in that other discourse.
Key terms
āhāre paṭikūlasaññā — “the perception of the repulsiveness of food” — a meditation countering craving for taste and nourishment
bhāvitā bahulīkatā — “developed and cultivated” — the standard phrase, followed by the source's own elision
satta bojjhaṅgā — the seven awakening factors, implicitly developed together with this meditation topic
dasa saññā — “ten perceptions” — a traditional grouping found elsewhere in the canon (notably AN 10.60), several of which appear across this vagga and the preceding one
tatiyaṁ — “the third” — the Pāli root's own closing numeral for this discourse
The text
The complete discourse as the source itself gives it. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“Mendicants, when the perception of repulsiveness of food is developed and cultivated it’s very fruitful and beneficial. …”
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Self-check quiz
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Question 1 of 3
What traditional grouping does this meditation subject belong to, along with several others met in this and the preceding vagga?
Correct: A. Notably elaborated at greater length in AN 10.60, though treated here in this vagga's own consistently compressed form.
Question 2 of 3
What does the perception of the repulsiveness of food counter?
Correct: A. A specific antidote to a specific form of craving, distinct from the other topics in this vagga's own sequence.
Question 3 of 3
What confirms this discourse's own position as the vagga's own third topic?
Correct: A. Consistent with the sequential numbering confirmed throughout this vagga's own ten topics.