The text explains the way of mindful-ness in the Satipatthāna (Foundation of Mindfulness) on Kāyānupasana (con-templation of the body). Satipatthāna is the establishment or arousing of mindfulness, as part of the practice leading to detachment and liberation. Mindfulness regarded as physical bodies consists of in-and-out breathing, minding four postures, mindfulness and clarity of consciousness, reflection on the 32 parts of the body, analysis of the four physical elements and cemetery meditations.
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Folio 25 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1269, a moeng mot year, a kot sanga day, on the thirteenth day of the waxing moon of the twelfth [lunar] month, the first day of the week (Sunday), at the time of the morning drum (7:30–9:00), the writing of this manuscript was finished. Sathu (monk) Phumma together with his wife, children and relatives had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Satipatthan to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Suddhinaṃ vattame dānaṃ nibbāna paccaya hotu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ (May the benefits derived from this merit be a condition for us to reach Nirvana, constantly and certainly).