Visuddhimagga VIII-53

Tato matthaluṅgapañcake antaṃ antaguṇaṃ udariyaṃ karīsaṃ matthaluṅganti vatvā puna paṭilomato matthaluṅgaṃ karīsaṃ udariyaṃ antaguṇaṃ antaṃ, papphāsaṃ pihakaṃ kilomakaṃ yakanaṃ hadayaṃ, vakkaṃ aṭṭhimiñjaṃ aṭṭhi nhāru maṃsaṃ, taco dantā nakhā lomā kesāti vattabbaṃ.

此后又诵脑的五种:「肠、肠间膜、胃中物、粪、脑」,再逆诵:「脑、粪、胃中物、肠间膜、肠、肺脏、脾脏、肋膜、肝脏、心脏、肾脏、骨髓、骨、腱、肉、皮、齿、爪、毛、发」。

Ñ(VIII,53): Next, with the 'brain pentad', after saying 'Bowels, entrails, gorge, dung, brain', he should repeat it backwards, 'Brain, dung, gorge, entrails, bowels; lungs, spleen, midriff, liver, heart; kidney, bone marrow, bones, sinews, flesh; skin, teeth, nails, body hairs, head hairs'.



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