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Numbered Discourses · AN 5.70

  • Numbered Discourses 5.70Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.70
  • 7. Perceptions7. Saññāvagga

The Ending of DefilementsĀsavakkhayasutta

“Mendicants, these five things, when developed and cultivated, lead to the ending of defilements.“Pañcime, bhikkhave, dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā āsavānaṁ khayāya saṁvattanti. What five?Katame pañca? A mendicant meditates observing the ugliness of the body, perceives the repulsiveness of food, perceives dissatisfaction with the whole world, observes the impermanence of all conditions, and has well established the perception of their own death.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu asubhānupassī kāye viharati, āhāre paṭikūlasaññī, sabbaloke anabhiratasaññī, sabbasaṅkhāresu aniccānupassī, maraṇasaññā kho panassa ajjhattaṁ sūpaṭṭhitā hoti. These five things, when developed and cultivated, lead to the ending of defilements.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā āsavānaṁ khayāya saṁvattantī”ti.

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