Great Discourse on the Establishing of Awareness By Vipassana Research Institute This annotated translation of the Mahāsatipatthāna Sutta, the primary discourse in which the Buddha described the practice of meditation in detail, is intended for use in the meditation courses on the Satipaṭṭhāna-sutta as taught by S.N. Goenka. It will be of interest to any serious student of meditation or of the Buddha's teaching. The sutta text in Roman-script Pāli and English translation, introductory article, notes.