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The Ending of Defilements

Āsavakkhayasutta

Five meditations that lead to the end of defilements.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.70Numbered Discourses 5.70
  • 0.27. Saññāvagga7. Perceptions

0.3ĀsavakkhayasuttaThe Ending of Defilements

1.1“Pañcime, bhikkhave, dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā āsavānaṁ khayāya saṁvattanti.“Mendicants, these five things, when developed and cultivated, lead to the ending of defilements.1.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu asubhānupassī kāye viharati, āhāre paṭikūlasaññī, sabbaloke anabhiratasaññī, sabbasaṅkhāresu aniccānupassī, maraṇasaññā kho panassa ajjhattaṁ sūpaṭṭhitā hoti.A mendicant meditates observing the ugliness of the body, perceives the repulsiveness of food, perceives dissatisfaction with the whole world, observes the impermanence of all conditions, and has well established the perception of their own death.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā āsavānaṁ khayāya saṁvattantī”ti.These five things, when developed and cultivated, lead to the ending of defilements.”

1.5Dasamaṁ.

1.6Saññāvaggo dutiyo.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Dve ca saññā dve vaḍḍhī ca,2.2sākacchena ca sājīvaṁ;2.3Iddhipādā ca dve vuttā,2.4nibbidā cāsavakkhayāti.