{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn52.11/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn52.11","id":"suttacentral_sn52.11","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn52.11/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At one time Venerable Anuruddha was staying near S\u0101vatth\u012b in Jeta\u2019s Grove, An\u0101thapi\u1e47\u1e0dika\u2019s monastery. Then several mendicants went up to Venerable Anuruddha, exchanged greetings with him \u2026 and said: \u201cWhat things has Venerable Anuruddha developed and cultivated to attain great direct knowledge?\u201d \u201cReverends, I attained great direct knowledge by developing and cultivating the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. What four? I meditate observing an aspect of the body \u2026 feelings \u2026 mind \u2026 principles\u2014keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. I attained great direct knowledge by developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation. And it\u2019s because of developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation that I recollect a thousand eons.\u201d","title":"A Thousand Eons","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":119}