“Bhikkhus, these five perceptions, when developed and cultivated, are of great fruit and benefit, culminating in the deathless, having the deathless as their consummation. What five? The perception of unattractiveness, the perception of death, the perception of danger, the perception of the repulsiveness of food, and the perception of non-delight in the entire world. These five perceptions, when developed and cultivated, are of great fruit and benefit, culminating in the deathless, having the deathless as their consummation.”
an.5.61 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)
Perceptions (1)
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
Perceptions (1st)
“Mendicants, these five perceptions, when developed and cultivated, are very fruitful and beneficial. They culminate in the deathless and end with the deathless.What five?
The perceptions of ugliness, death, drawbacks, repulsiveness of food, and dissatisfaction with the whole world.
These five perceptions, when developed and cultivated, are very fruitful and beneficial. They culminate in the deathless and end with the deathless.”