States of ExistenceBhavasutta

“Mendicants, you should give up these three states of existence. And you should train in three trainings.“Tayome, bhikkhave, bhavā pahātabbā, tīsu sikkhāsu sikkhitabbaṁ. What are the three states of existence you should give up?Katame tayo bhavā pahātabbā? Existence in the sensual realm, the realm of luminous form, and the formless realm.Kāmabhavo, rūpabhavo, arūpabhavo— These are the three states of existence you should give up.ime tayo bhavā pahātabbā. What are the three trainings you should train in?Katamāsu tīsu sikkhāsu sikkhitabbaṁ? The training in the higher ethics, the higher mind, and the higher wisdom.Adhisīlasikkhāya, adhicittasikkhāya, adhipaññāsikkhāya— These are the three trainings you should train in.imāsu tīsu sikkhāsu sikkhitabbaṁ. When a mendicant has given up these three states of existence and has trained in these three trainingsYato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno ime tayo bhavā pahīnā honti, imāsu ca tīsu sikkhāsu sikkhitasikkho hoti— they’re called a mendicant who has cut off craving, cast off the fetters, and by rightly comprehending conceit has made an end of suffering.”ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu acchecchi taṇhaṁ, vivattayi saṁyojanaṁ, sammā mānābhisamayā antamakāsi dukkhassā”ti.