Defilements

Āsavasutta

Defilements

Āsavasutta

EN
“Mendicants, there are these three defilements. What three? The defilements of sensuality, desire to be reborn, and ignorance. These are the three defilements.
PL
“Tayome, bhikkhave āsavā. Katame tayo? Kāmāsavo, bhavāsavo, avijjāsavo— ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo āsavā.
EN
The four kinds of mindfulness meditation should be developed to give up these three defilements. What four? It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …
PL
Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇannaṁ āsavānaṁ pahānāya cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvetabbā. Katame cattāro? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ; vedanāsu …pe…
EN
mind … principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world. These four kinds of mindfulness meditation should be developed to give up these three defilements.”
PL
citte …pe… dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ. Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇannaṁ āsavānaṁ pahānāya ime cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvetabbā”ti. Dasamaṁ.
PL
Amatavaggo pañcamo. Tassuddānaṁ Amataṁ samudayo maggo, Sati kusalarāsi ca;
PL
Pātimokkhaṁ duccaritaṁ, Mittavedanā āsavena cāti.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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