“Householder, you may wonder how the Thus-Gone One correctly understands the knowledge of the defilement of existence. Householder, the Thus-Gone One correctly understands it in the following manner. It is to crave for existence, continuously delight in existence, be attracted to the functions of existence, and to consider existence as appetizing. It is to be ignorant about the past because of the influence of existence. It is an experience of suffering, an attraction to the suffering of existence, and an ignorance about it. It is not knowing how to abandon suffering. To know, see, … and be skillful about this is called knowing the defilement of existence. That is what the Thus-Gone One correctly understands. When the Thus-Gone One is asked about the knowledge of the defilement of existence, he can respond for an eon, and so forth, up until…. Therefore, he will enjoy this temple with its sandalwood courtyard. As for the origin, cessation, and path, they are as previously taught.