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Kinds of Barrenness

Khilasutta

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

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1.1PTS 5.57“Tayome, bhikkhave, khilā.“Mendicants, there are these three kinds of barrenness.1.2Katame tayo?What three?1.3Rāgo khilo, doso khilo, moho khilo—Greed, hate, and delusion.1.4ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo khilā.These are the three kinds of barrenness.

1.5Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇannaṁ khilānaṁ abhiññāya pariññāya parikkhayāya pahānāya …pe… ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo”ti.The noble eightfold path should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these three kinds of barrenness.”

1.6Chaṭṭhaṁ.