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But here he (Tathāgata) warns that if food is taken for tastefulness than it would be the cause of asrava (inflow of karmas).
(3) By adhivāsanā (tolerance)-A man, who wants to tolerate the physical hardship then he does not like bodily pleasures. For such a man, the tolerance of bodily hardships is the cause of checking up the inflow of karmas (āsrava-nirodha)
(4) By parivarjanā (forbearance)-Fierce animals, like-elephant, lion, tiger etc., and poisonous creatures, like-scorpion, snake etc., the places full of thorns, the meantype friends etc.,-all these are painful to a man. Therefore, all of these should be forbidden. By it, also, the asrava could be checked-up.
Here, it can be said that the Tathāgata Buddha does not believe in Käyaklesa tapa (mortification of the body). He wants that the devotees and monks should forbid all the painful circumstances and should live in peaceful places, so that the external causes of karmabandha (bondage of karmas) may not arise.
(5) By vinodana-A devotee and a monk and even a layman should not indulge in the vain discussions, like-himsa-Viturka (violentdiscussions), päpa-vitarka (discussions regarding sins), kama-vitarka (discussions regarding mean and false desires, sensual pleasures etc.,); because all of these are bandhaka-vitarkas (bounding discussions for atman). By forbidding these bandhaka-vitarkas, this type of asrava can be checked up.
(6) By bhāvanā (reflection)-Asrava is also possible due to inauspicious reflections. If a man does not indulge himself in the auspicious reflections then the reverse, i. e., inauspicious karmas may flow in. For stopping these inauspicious karmas or asrava, a man should always keep auspicious thoughts in his heart and head.1
Anguttaranikaya also asserts that the checking up of avidya (hallucination) is the checking up of asrava.2
1. Anguttaranikāya, 6|58. 2. Ibid, 6/63
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