Ānāpānasati Sutta (MN 118)
A Pali Canon discourse presenting sixteen steps of mindfulness of breathing.
Foundation editorial draft · Updated 2026-10-18
Why it matters
It grounds breath practice in a source text whose sequence and context can be studied rather than reduced to a generic relaxation exercise.
Edition and attribution
- Author
- Siddhartha Gautama (attributed)
- Edition
- MN 118 translation hosted by Access to Insight
- Translation
- Thanissaro Bhikkhu
The linked English translation identifies itself as a translation by Thanissaro Bhikkhu and is licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Read the source’s notes and attribution with the text.
Open a source
Access to Insight — read Ānāpānasati Sutta (MN 118)
A named English translation of the discourse, with translator attribution and source notes.
Connected reading
- Theravāda Buddhism
- Gautama Buddha
- Notice the natural breath
- Know the breath without changing it
- Gautama Buddha