[427] S. All phenomena (dhammā) are establishments of mindfulness (satipaṭṭhāna)?
P. Yes.
S. The eye base (cakkhāyatana) is an establishment of mindfulness?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. The eye base is an establishment of mindfulness?
P. Yes.
S. The eye base is mindfulness (sati), the faculty of mindfulness (satindriya), the power of mindfulness (satibala), right mindfulness (sammāsati), the awakening factor of mindfulness (satisambojjhaṅga), the one-way path (ekāyanamagga), leading to destruction (khayagāmī), leading to awakening (bodhagāmī), leading to dispersion (apacayagāmī), taintless (anāsava), not subject to the fetters (asaññojaniya), … not subject to defilement (asaṅkilesika)? The eye base is recollection of the Buddha (buddhānussati), recollection of the Dhamma (dhammānussati), recollection of the Saṅgha (saṅghānussati), recollection of virtue (sīlānussati), recollection of generosity (cāgānussati), recollection of deities (devatānussati), mindfulness of breathing (ānāpānasati), recollection of death (maraṇānussati), mindfulness occupied with the body (kāyagatāsati), recollection of peace (upasamānussati)?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. The ear base … the nose base, the tongue base, the body base … the form base, the sound base, the odour base, the taste base, the tangible base … lust (rāga) … hatred, delusion, conceit (māna), view (diṭṭhi), doubt (vicikicchā), dullness (thīna), restlessness (uddhacca), shamelessness (ahirika) … lack of moral dread (anottappa) is an establishment of mindfulness?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Lack of moral dread is an establishment of mindfulness?
P. Yes.
S. Lack of moral dread is mindfulness, the faculty of mindfulness, the power of mindfulness, right mindfulness, … mindfulness occupied with the body, recollection of peace?
P. It should not be said thus. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.