Dear Vik,
I would think, all over the whole of the Tipitaka. Satipatthana is always
implied in the scriptures. More detailed; satipatthana sutta and commentary.
In the Tipitaka you will find descriptions of samatha and vipassana,
explanations of the way people developed samatha and vipassana, or only
vipassana, or in combination. A lot of info in the Path of Discrimination,
Patisambhidaamagga. This whole book is about the development of right
understanding.
This will take you a life time to investigate.
I join Dimitri, no set of rules or technigues. In the Visuddhimagga you find
a description of the development of samatha, but to call that technique,
well, it is a matter of pa~n~naa that knows how to become calm, temporarily
free from defilements. And as to vipassana: a very gradual development of
understanding of the phenomena in ourselves and around ourselves. It begins
with listening, considering, knowing more details about the sensedoors and
the mind. This can condition direct awareness of them and in this way
understanding can grow so that the characteristics of impermanence, dukkha
and anattaa are penetrated.
Nina
op 19-01-2003 20:56 schreef Viktoro <vixcafe@...> op vixcafe@...:

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> I'm new to this list. I have a question. Where in the Pali Canon
> is the actual description of the techniques of meditation, the
> actual practice?