Seven perceptions, of 1) unattractiveness, 2) death, 3) unpleasantness of food, 4) non-delight in the whole world, 5) impermanence, 6) unsatisfactoriness in impermanence, and 7) not-self in unsatisfactoriness, that when cultivated and frequently practiced lead to the deathless, in brief.
“Sattimā, bhikkhave, saññā bhāvitā bahulīkatā mahapphalā honti mahānisaṁsā amatogadhā amatapariyosānā.
“These seven |perceptions::conceptions, recognitions [saññā]|, when cultivated and frequently practiced, are of great fruit and great benefit; they lead to the deathless and |culminate in the deathless::end in the deathless state, epithet of Nibbāna [amatapariyosāna]|.
Katamā satta? Asubhasaññā, maraṇasaññā, āhāre paṭikūlasaññā, sabbaloke anabhiratasaññā, aniccasaññā, anicce dukkhasaññā, dukkhe anattasaññā. Imā kho, bhikkhave, satta saññā bhāvitā bahulīkatā mahapphalā honti mahānisaṁsā amatogadhā amatapariyosānā”ti.
What seven? 1.) The perception of |unattractiveness::disagreeableness, recognizing the not aesthetically pleasing characteristics [asubha]|, 2.) the perception of death, 3.) the perception of unpleasantness of food, 4.) the perception of non-delight in the whole world, 5.) the perception of |impermanence::instability [anicca]|, 6.) the perception of |unsatisfactoriness::having the quality of being distressing, unfulfilling, marked by discontentment [dukkha]| in impermanence, and 7.) the perception of |not-self::not suitable to identify with, impersonality [anatta]| in unsatisfactoriness. These, bhikkhus, are the seven perceptions which, when cultivated and frequently practiced, are of great fruit and great benefit; they lead to the deathless and culminate in the deathless.”
“These seven |perceptions::conceptions, recognitions [saññā]|, when cultivated and frequently practiced, are of great fruit and great benefit; they lead to the deathless and |culminate in the deathless::end in the deathless state, epithet of Nibbāna [amatapariyosāna]|.
What seven? 1.) The perception of |unattractiveness::disagreeableness, recognizing the not aesthetically pleasing characteristics [asubha]|, 2.) the perception of death, 3.) the perception of unpleasantness of food, 4.) the perception of non-delight in the whole world, 5.) the perception of |impermanence::instability [anicca]|, 6.) the perception of |unsatisfactoriness::having the quality of being distressing, unfulfilling, marked by discontentment [dukkha]| in impermanence, and 7.) the perception of |not-self::not suitable to identify with, impersonality [anatta]| in unsatisfactoriness. These, bhikkhus, are the seven perceptions which, when cultivated and frequently practiced, are of great fruit and great benefit; they lead to the deathless and culminate in the deathless.”
“Sattimā, bhikkhave, saññā bhāvitā bahulīkatā mahapphalā honti mahānisaṁsā amatogadhā amatapariyosānā.
Katamā satta? Asubhasaññā, maraṇasaññā, āhāre paṭikūlasaññā, sabbaloke anabhiratasaññā, aniccasaññā, anicce dukkhasaññā, dukkhe anattasaññā. Imā kho, bhikkhave, satta saññā bhāvitā bahulīkatā mahapphalā honti mahānisaṁsā amatogadhā amatapariyosānā”ti.