While elements of the Satipathana sutta can be found in the Samyutta Nikaya and the Samyukta Nigama, [citation needed] which belong to the oldest strata of the Buddhist suttas, the elaborate Maha Satipatthana Sutta exists only in the Theravada Digha Nikaya.

The usual enumeration of the ten principal fetters (samyojana), as given in the Discourse Collection (Sutta Pitaka), is as follows: (1) self-illusion, (2) skepticism, (3) attachment to rules and rituals, (4) sensual lust, (5) ill-will, (6) craving for fine-corporeal existence, (7) craving for incorporeal existence, (8) conceit, (9) restlessness ...

The Satipatthana Sutta, the Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness, is generally regarded as the canonical Buddhist text with the fullest instructions on the system of meditation unique to the Buddha's own dispensation.

Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta is one of the 152 Suttas found in The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha translated by Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi. Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta: The Foundations of Mindfulness

Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta (MN 10) Introduction Satipaṭṭhāna—the establishing (upaṭṭhāna) of mindfulness (sati) —is a meditative technique for training the mind to keep mindfulness firmly established in a particular frame of reference in all its activities.

Satipatthana (Pali: Satipaṭṭhāna; Sanskrit: smṛtyupasthāna) is a central practice in the Buddha's teachings, meaning "the establishment of mindfulness" or "presence of mindfulness", or alternatively "foundations of mindfulness", aiding the development of a wholesome state of mind.

The Satipatthana Sutta (P. Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta; C. Nianchu jing), or the Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness, is generally regarded as the canonical Buddhist text with the fullest instructions on training in mindfullness (satipatthana).