Esanāvagga
Searches
(Esanāvaggo vitthāretabbo.)
(Tell in full as in the chapter on searches at SN 45.161–170.)
Tassuddānaṁ
Esanā vidhā āsavo,
Searches, discriminations, defilements,
Bhavo ca dukkhatā tisso;
states of existence, three kinds of suffering,
Khilaṁ malañca nīgho ca,
barrenness, stains, and troubles,
Vedanā taṇhā tasinā cāti.
feelings, craving, and thirst.