Sīvathikā
sīvathikā：'cemetery contemplations'，as deseribed in D．22 and M．10，have as their objects a corpse one or two or three days old，swollen up，blue-black in colour，full of corruption； a corpse eaten by crows，etc．； a framework of bones； flesh hanging from it，bespattered with blood，held together by the sinews； without flesh and blood，but still held together by the sinews； bones scattered in all direction； bleached and resembling shells； heaped together after the lapse of years； weathered and crumbled to dust．At the end of each of these contemplations there follows the conclusion：This body of mine also has this nature，has this destiny，cannot escape it．＂ Similar are the 10 objects of loathsomeness （asubha q．v．）．