Dhammapada

SR No.: 007674
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Max Muller
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1881
Total Pages: 2540
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 45 MB

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SABBASAVA SUTTA.
301
15. 'And which, brethren, are those things which should be considered, and which he does consider ?
*There are things, brethren, which, when a man considers them, the Åsava of Lust, if it had not sprung up before, springs not up within him; and the Åsava of Lust, which had sprung up, is put away; the Asava of Life, if it had not sprung up before, springs not up within him; and the Asava of Life, which had sprung up, is put away; the Åsava of Ignorance, if it had not sprung up before, springs not up within him; and the Åsava of Ignorance, which had sprung up, is put away.
*These are the things which ought to be considered, things which he does not consider.
16. "It is by his not considering those things which ought to be considered, and by his considering those things which ought not to be considered, that Asavas which had not sprung up within him spring not up, and Asavas which had sprung up are put away.
17. 'He considers, “This is suffering." He considers, “This is the origin of suffering." He considers, “This is the cessation of suffering." He considers, “This is the way which leads to the cessation of suffering." And from him, thus considering, the three fetters fall away—the delusion of self, hesitation, and the dependence on rites and ceremonies.
*These are the Âsavas, brethren, which are to be abandoned by insight.
18. "And which are the Âsavas to be abandoned by subjugation (samvara)?
Herein, brethren, a Bhikkhu, wisely reflecting,
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