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Heartfelt Sayings 5.10 With Cūḷapanthaka So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now at that time Venerable Cūḷapanthaka was sitting not far from the Buddha, cross-legged, his body set straight, and mindfulness brought to the present. The Buddha saw him meditating there. Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment: “Steady in body, steady in mind, standing, sitting or lying down: a mendicant focusing on this mindfulness gains an ever higher distinction. And when they have done so, they vanish from the King of Death.”