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The Ending of Defilements

Āsavakkhayasutta

Only by knowing and seeing the four noble truths are the defilements ended.

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  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.25Linked Discourses 56.25
  • 0.23. Koṭigāmavagga3. At the Village of Koṭi

0.3ĀsavakkhayasuttaThe Ending of Defilements

1.1“Jānatohaṁ, bhikkhave, passato āsavānaṁ khayaṁ vadāmi, no ajānato apassato.“Mendicants, I say that the ending of defilements is for one who knows and sees, not for one who does not know or see.1.2Kiñca, bhikkhave, jānato passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti?For one who knows and sees what?1.3‘Idaṁ dukkhan’ti, bhikkhave, jānato passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti, ‘ayaṁ dukkhasamudayo’ti jānato passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti, ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodho’ti jānato passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti, ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti jānato passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti.The ending of defilements is for one who knows and sees suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.1.4Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, jānato evaṁ passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti.The ending of the defilements is for one who knows and sees this.

2.1Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti.That’s why you should practice meditation …”

2.2Pañcamaṁ.