<p>The Theravada satipatthana sutta contains the same reference:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>“Again, bhikkhus, as though he were to see a corpse thrown aside in a charnel ground, one, two, or three days dead, bloated, livid, and <strong>oozing matter</strong>, a bhikkhu compares this same body with it thus: ‘This body too is of the same nature, it will be like that, it is not exempt from that fate.’</p>
</blockquote>

<p>(MN 10 - Bodhi, Trans)</p>

<p>The Visuddhimagga explains the phrase (festering = oozing):</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The festering: what is trickling with pus in broken places is festering (vipubba).
  What is festering is the same as “the festering” (vipubbaka). Or alternatively,
  what is festering (vipubba) is vile (kucchita) because of repulsiveness, thus it is
  “the festering” (vipubbaka). This is a term for a corpse in that particular state.</p>
  
  <p>-- <em>Vism. VI.3 (Nyanamoli, trans)</em></p>
</blockquote>

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I think orifice they mean [body orifices](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_orifice)
Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena
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+1 for the answer but this is not what I was looking for.
Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena
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yuttadhammo
<p>From <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an09/an09.015.than.html" rel="nofollow">AN 9.15</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>"A boil,' monks, is another word for this body composed of the four properties, born of mother &amp; father, fed on rice &amp; porridge, subject to inconstancy, rubbing &amp; massaging, breaking-up &amp; disintegrating. It has nine openings, nine un-lanced heads. Whatever would ooze out from it would be an uncleanliness oozing out, a stench oozing out, a disgust oozing out. Whatever would be discharged from it would be an uncleanliness discharging, a stench discharging, a disgust discharging. For that reason, you should become disenchanted with this body."</p>
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Thanks for the effort but this seams a bit tangential to what I was looking for. I modified the question for more clarity.
Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena
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Unfortunately I don't have the Sariputrabhidharma source and so won't be of much help there. Anyway, the oozing orifices description should be pretty consistent across schools. Personally, I'd go to the sutta discourses first and then use the abhidhamma if needed for any further analysis..
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+1 for the answer but this is not exactly what I was looking for. I think orifice they mean [body orifices](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_orifice)
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santa100
<p>According to <a href="http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/13.4-Satipatthana-Mula-m10-sujato.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Satipatthana Mula (By Sujato Bhikkhu edited by Piya Tan)</a> Śāripūtrābhidharma Satipatthana contains a section on <strong>oozing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_orifice" rel="nofollow noreferrer">orifices</a></strong>. What exactly does Śāripūtrābhidharma sources say about <strong>oozing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_orifice" rel="nofollow noreferrer">orifices</a></strong> in English? Are there are parallels in Theravada literature especially the Tripitaka which compair with what Śāripūtrābhidharma sources say? </p>

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@SumindaSirinathS.Dharmasena: have you emailed Mr. Piya Tan for an answer? He is most helpful (and so are you).
Kaveenga Wijayasekara
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I think this is found in Ganda Sutta: A Boil as per answer by @santa100
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Perhaps you can add an answer using this information?
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Does any Theravada Suttas / sources refer to Oozing orifices? What are the Suttas?
# Does any Theravada Suttas / sources refer to Oozing orifices? What are the Suttas?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-17)

According to [Satipatthana Mula (By Sujato Bhikkhu edited by Piya Tan)](http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/13.4-Satipatthana-Mula-m10-sujato.pdf) Śāripūtrābhidharma Satipatthana contains a section on **oozing [orifices](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_orifice)**. What exactly does Śāripūtrābhidharma sources say about **oozing [orifices](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_orifice)** in English? Are there are parallels in Theravada literature especially the Tripitaka which compair with what Śāripūtrābhidharma sources say?

**Tags:** theravada, vipassana, pali-canon, reference-request, satipatthana

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Perhaps you can add an answer using this information?  
> **username_1**: @SumindaSirinathS.Dharmasena: have you emailed Mr. Piya Tan for an answer? He is most helpful (and so are you).  
> **username_0**: I think this is found in Ganda Sutta: A Boil as per answer by @username_3  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-11-17. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

From [AN 9.15](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an09/an09.015.than.html):

> "A boil,' monks, is another word for this body composed of the four properties, born of mother & father, fed on rice & porridge, subject to inconstancy, rubbing & massaging, breaking-up & disintegrating. It has nine openings, nine un-lanced heads. Whatever would ooze out from it would be an uncleanliness oozing out, a stench oozing out, a disgust oozing out. Whatever would be discharged from it would be an uncleanliness discharging, a stench discharging, a disgust discharging. For that reason, you should become disenchanted with this body."

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for the effort but this seams a bit tangential to what I was looking for. I modified the question for more clarity.  
> **username_3**: Unfortunately I don't have the Sariputrabhidharma source and so won't be of much help there. Anyway, the oozing orifices description should be pretty consistent across schools. Personally, I'd go to the sutta discourses first and then use the abhidhamma if needed for any further analysis..  
> **username_0**: +1 for the answer but this is not exactly what I was looking for. I think orifice they mean [body orifices](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_orifice)  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-11-26. Score: 2

The Theravada satipatthana sutta contains the same reference:

> “Again, bhikkhus, as though he were to see a corpse thrown aside in a charnel ground, one, two, or three days dead, bloated, livid, and **oozing matter**, a bhikkhu compares this same body with it thus: ‘This body too is of the same nature, it will be like that, it is not exempt from that fate.’

(MN 10 - Bodhi, Trans)

The Visuddhimagga explains the phrase (festering = oozing):

> The festering: what is trickling with pus in broken places is festering (vipubba).
> What is festering is the same as “the festering” (vipubbaka). Or alternatively,
> what is festering (vipubba) is vile (kucchita) because of repulsiveness, thus it is
> “the festering” (vipubbaka). This is a term for a corpse in that particular state.
>
> -- *Vism. VI.3 (Nyanamoli, trans)*

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I think orifice they mean [body orifices](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_orifice)  
> **username_0**: +1 for the answer but this is not what I was looking for.  

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