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An Ascetic

Samaṇasutta

An ascetic destroys seven defilements.

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  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.86Numbered Discourses 7.86
  • 0.29. Samaṇavagga9. An Ascetic

0.3SamaṇasuttaAn Ascetic

1.1“Sattannaṁ, bhikkhave, dhammānaṁ samitattā samaṇo hoti …pe….“Mendicants, it’s because of quelling seven things that you become an ascetic …”

1.2Dutiyaṁ.