LIST OF FIGURES

1.1 Structure of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta

1.2 Progression of the satipaṭṭhāna contemplations

1.3 Correlations for the four satipaṭṭhānas

2.1 Key characteristics of satipaṭṭhāna

3.1 The position of sati among important categories

5.1 Key aspects of the satipaṭṭhāna refrain

6.1 The body contemplations

6.2 Survey of ānāpānasati in sixteen steps

6.3 Four aspects of “clear knowledge” in the commentaries

7.1 Three and six types of feeling

8.1 Eight categories for contemplation of the mind

9.1 Survey of contemplation of dhammas

9.2 Two stages in the contemplation of the five hindrances

9.3 Commentarial survey of factors for overcoming or inhibiting the hindrances

10.1 Two stages in the contemplation of the five aggregates

11.1 Two stages in the contemplation of the six sense-spheres

12.1 Two stages in the contemplation of the seven awakening factors

12.2 Commentarial survey of supportive conditions for developing the awakening factors

13.1 The fourfold structure of ancient Indian medicine and the four noble truths

13.2 Two stages in the contemplation of the four noble truths

15.1 Central characteristics and aspects of satipaṭṭhāna

15.2 Dynamic interrelation of the satipaṭṭhāna contemplations