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Tendencies

Anusayasutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.175Linked Discourses 45.175
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0.3AnusayasuttaTendencies

1.1“Sattime, bhikkhave, anusayā.“Mendicants, there are these seven underlying tendencies.1.2Katame satta?What seven?1.3Kāmarāgānusayo, paṭighānusayo, diṭṭhānusayo, vicikicchānusayo, mānānusayo, bhavarāgānusayo, avijjānusayo—The underlying tendencies of sensual desire, aversion, views, doubt, conceit, desire for continued existence, and ignorance.1.4ime kho, bhikkhave, sattānusayā.These are the seven underlying tendencies.

1.5Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sattannaṁ anusayānaṁ 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 seven underlying tendencies.”

1.6Pañcamaṁ.