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SABBASAVA SUTTA.
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sit in a place where one should not sit, or to walk where one should not walk, or to cultivate the acquaintance of bad companions, he is skilled to shun the evil: and wisely reflecting he avoids that, as a place whereon one should not sit, that, as a place wherein one should not walk, those men, as companions that are bad.
32. 'For whereas, brethren, to the man who avoideth not, Asavas may arise, full of vexation and distress; to him who avoids, the Asavas, full of vexation and distress, are not.
*These, brethren, are called the Âsavas to be abandoned by avoidance.
33. “And which, brethren, are the Asavas to be abandoned by removal" ?
Herein, brethren, a Bhikkhu, wisely reflecting, when there has sprung up within him a lustful thought, that he endureth not, he puts it away, he removes it, he destroys it, he makes it not to be; when there has sprung up within him an angry thought, a malicious thought, some sinful, wrong disposition, that he endureth not, he puts it away, he removes it, he destroys it, he makes it not to be.
34. 'For whereas, brethren, to the man who removeth not, Asavas may arise, full of vexation and distress; to him who removes, the Asavas, full of vexation and distress, are not.
These, brethren, are called the Asavas to be abandoned by removal.
35. 'And which, brethren, are the Âsavas to be abandoned by cultivation 2 ? 1 Vinodana.
3 Bhavana.
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| 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 |