Saṁyutta Nikāya 38.8
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 38.8
1. Jambukhādakavagga
1. With Jambukhādaka
Āsavapañhāsutta
A Question About Defilements
“‘Āsavo, āsavo’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati.
“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘defilement’.
Katamo nu kho, āvuso, āsavo”ti?
What is defilement?”
“Tayo me, āvuso, āsavā.
“Reverend, there are three defilements.
Kāmāsavo, bhavāsavo, avijjāsavo—
The defilements of sensuality, desire to be reborn, and ignorance.
ime kho, āvuso, tayo āsavā”ti.
These are the three defilements.”
“Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā etesaṁ āsavānaṁ pahānāyā”ti?
“But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding these three defilements?”
“Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā etesaṁ āsavānaṁ pahānāyā”ti.
“There is.” …
“Katamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paṭipadā etesaṁ āsavānaṁ pahānāyā”ti?
“Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo etesaṁ āsavānaṁ pahānāya, seyyathidaṁ—
sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.
Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā, etesaṁ āsavānaṁ pahānāyā”ti.
“Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etesaṁ āsavānaṁ pahānāya.
Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.