Reflections Contemplation of the Body

 (LEADER):

Handa mayaṃ kāyagatā-sati-bhāvanā-pāṭhaṃ bhaṇāma se:

Let us now recite the passage on mindfulness immersed in the body.

(ALL):

Ayaṃ kho me kāyo,

This body of mine,

Uddhaṃ pādatalā,

from the soles of the feet on up,

Adho kesa-matthakā,

from the crown of the head on down,

Taca-pariyanto,

surrounded by skin,

Pūro nānappakārassa asucino,

filled with all sorts of unclean things.

Atthi imasmiṃ kāye:

In this body there is:

Kesā

Hair of the head,

Lomā

Hair of the body,

Nakhā

Nails,

Dantā

Teeth,

Taco

Skin,

Maṃsaṃ

Flesh,

Nhārū

Tendons,

Aṭṭhī

Bones,

Aṭṭhimiñjaṃ

Bone marrow,

Vakkaṃ

Spleen,

Hadayaṃ

Heart,

Yakanaṃ

Liver,

Kilomakaṃ

Membranes,

Pihakaṃ

Kidneys,

Papphāsaṃ

Lungs,

Antaṃ

Large intestines,

Antaguṇaṃ

Small intestines,

Udariyaṃ

Gorge,

Karīsaṃ

Feces,

Matthake matthaluṅgaṃ

Brain,

Pittaṃ

Gall,

Semhaṃ

Phlegm,

Pubbo

Lymph,

Lohitaṃ

Blood,

Sedo

Sweat,

Medo

Fat,

Assu

Tears,

Vasā

Oil,

Kheḷo

Saliva,

Siṅghāṇikā

Mucus,

Lasikā

Oil in the joints,

Muttaṃ

Urine.

Evam-ayaṃ me kāyo:

Such is this body of mine:

Uddhaṃ pādatalā,

from the soles of the feet on up,

Adho kesa-matthakā,

from the crown of the head on down,

Taca-pariyanto,

surrounded by skin,

Pūro nānappakārassa asucino.

filled with all sorts of unclean things.