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Sabbāsavasutta

All the Defilements · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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defilements given up by avoidingParivajjanāpahātabbaāsava

5. Defilements Given Up by Avoiding

whichKatame andca, monksbhikkhave, defilementsāsavā by avoidingparivajjanā to be given uppahātabbā?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu reflectingpaṭisaṅkhā rationallyyoniso a wildcaṇḍaṁ elephanthatthiṁ avoidsparivajjeti, a wildcaṇḍaṁ horseassaṁ avoidsparivajjeti, a wildcaṇḍaṁ oxgoṇaṁ avoidsparivajjeti, a wildcaṇḍaṁ dogkukkuraṁ avoidsparivajjeti, a snakeahiṁ a stumpkhāṇuṁ thorny groundkaṇṭakaṭṭhānaṁ a pitsobbhaṁ a cliffpapātaṁ a cesspoolcandanikaṁ a seweroḷigallaṁ.
whatever kind ofYathārūpe improper seatanāsane sittingnisinnaṁ whatever kind ofyathārūpe improper resortagocare walkingcarantaṁ whatever kind ofyathārūpe badpāpake friendsmitte associating withbhajantaṁ sensibleviññū spiritual companionssabrahmacārī of badpāpakesu situationsṭhānesu would suspect (him)okappeyyuṁ, heso and thattañca improper seatanāsanaṁ and thattañca improper resortagocaraṁ thosete andca badpāpake friendsmitte reflectingpaṭisaṅkhā rationallyyoniso avoidsparivajjeti.
for whichever in himYañhissa, monksbhikkhave, for one not avoidingaparivajjayato might ariseuppajjeyyuṁ defilementsāsavā distressing and feverishvighātapariḷāhā, for one avoidingparivajjayato thus for himevaṁsa thosete defilementsāsavā distressing and feverishvighātapariḷāhā notna arehonti.
theseIme are calledvuccanti, monksbhikkhave, defilementsāsavā by avoidingparivajjanā to be given uppahātabbā.

And what are the defilements that should be given up by avoiding? Take a mendicant who, reflecting rationally, avoids a wild elephant, a wild horse, a wild ox, a wild dog, a snake, a stump, thorny ground, a pit, a cliff, a swamp, and a sewer. Reflecting rationally, they avoid sitting on inappropriate seats, walking in inappropriate neighborhoods, and mixing with bad friends—whatever sensible spiritual companions would believe to be a bad setting. For the distressing and feverish defilements that might arise in someone who lives without avoiding these things do not arise when they are avoided. These are called the defilements that should be given up by avoiding.

defilements given up by dispellingVinodanāpahātabbaāsava

6. Defilements Given Up by Dispelling

whichKatame andca, monksbhikkhave, defilementsāsavā by dispellingvinodanā to be given uppahātabbā?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu reflectingpaṭisaṅkhā rationallyyoniso an arisenuppannaṁ sensual thoughtkāmavitakkaṁ does not toleratenādhivāseti gives uppajahati dispelsvinodeti eliminatesbyantīkaroti to annihilationanabhāvaṁ bringsgameti, an arisenuppannaṁ malicious thoughtbyāpādavitakkaṁ and so on…pe… an arisenuppannaṁ cruel thoughtvihiṁsāvitakkaṁ and so on…pe… whenever arisenuppannuppanne badpāpake unskillfulakusale qualitiesdhamme does not toleratenādhivāseti gives uppajahati dispelsvinodeti eliminatesbyantīkaroti to annihilationanabhāvaṁ bringsgameti.
for whichever in himYañhissa, monksbhikkhave, for one not dispellingavinodayato might ariseuppajjeyyuṁ defilementsāsavā distressing and feverishvighātapariḷāhā, for one dispellingvinodayato thus for himevaṁsa thosete defilementsāsavā distressing and feverishvighātapariḷāhā notna arehonti.
theseIme are calledvuccanti, monksbhikkhave, defilementsāsavā by dispellingvinodanā to be given uppahātabbā.

And what are the defilements that should be given up by dispelling? Take a mendicant who, reflecting rationally, doesn’t tolerate a sensual, malicious, or cruel thought that has arisen, but gives it up, dispels it, eliminates it, and obliterates it. They don’t tolerate any bad, unskillful qualities that have arisen, but give them up, dispel them, eliminate them, and obliterate them. For the distressing and feverish defilements that might arise in someone who lives without dispelling these things do not arise when they are dispelled. These are called the defilements that should be given up by dispelling.

defilements given up by developingBhāvanāpahātabbaāsava

7. Defilements Given Up by Developing

whichKatame andca, monksbhikkhave, defilementsāsavā by developingbhāvanā to be given uppahātabbā?
hereIdha, monksbhikkhave, a monkbhikkhu reflectingpaṭisaṅkhā rationallyyoniso the awakening factor of mindfulnesssatisambojjhaṅgaṁ developsbhāveti relying on seclusionvivekanissitaṁ relying on fading awayvirāganissitaṁ relying on cessationnirodhanissitaṁ ripening in letting govossaggapariṇāmiṁ;
reflectingpaṭisaṅkhā rationallyyoniso the awakening factor of investigation of principlesdhammavicayasambojjhaṅgaṁ developsbhāveti and so on…pe…
the awakening factor of energyvīriyasambojjhaṅgaṁ developsbhāveti ……
the awakening factor of rapturepītisambojjhaṅgaṁ developsbhāveti ……
the awakening factor of tranquilitypassaddhisambojjhaṅgaṁ developsbhāveti ……
the awakening factor of immersionsamādhisambojjhaṅgaṁ developsbhāveti ……
the awakening factor of equanimityupekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ developsbhāveti relying on seclusionvivekanissitaṁ relying on fading awayvirāganissitaṁ relying on cessationnirodhanissitaṁ ripening in letting govossaggapariṇāmiṁ.
for whichever in himYañhissa, monksbhikkhave, for one not developingabhāvayato might ariseuppajjeyyuṁ defilementsāsavā distressing and feverishvighātapariḷāhā, for one developingbhāvayato thus for himevaṁsa thosete defilementsāsavā distressing and feverishvighātapariḷāhā notna arehonti.
theseIme are calledvuccanti, monksbhikkhave, defilementsāsavā by developingbhāvanā to be given uppahātabbā.

And what are the defilements that should be given up by developing? Take a mendicant who, reflecting rationally, develops the awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go. For the distressing and feverish defilements that might arise in someone who lives without developing these things do not arise when they are developed. These are called the defilements that should be given up by developing.

whenYato indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, for a monkbhikkhuno whichye defilementsāsavā by seeingdassanā to be given uppahātabbā thosete by seeingdassanā given uppahīnā arehonti, whichye defilementsāsavā by restraintsaṁvarā to be given uppahātabbā thosete by restraintsaṁvarā given uppahīnā arehonti, whichye defilementsāsavā by usingpaṭisevanā to be given uppahātabbā thosete by usingpaṭisevanā given uppahīnā arehonti, whichye defilementsāsavā by enduringadhivāsanā to be given uppahātabbā thosete by enduringadhivāsanā given uppahīnā arehonti, whichye defilementsāsavā by avoidingparivajjanā to be given uppahātabbā thosete by avoidingparivajjanā given uppahīnā arehonti, whichye defilementsāsavā by dispellingvinodanā to be given uppahātabbā thosete by dispellingvinodanā given uppahīnā arehonti, whichye defilementsāsavā by developingbhāvanā to be given uppahātabbā thosete by developingbhāvanā given uppahīnā arehonti;
this oneayaṁ is calledvuccati, monksbhikkhave: ‘a monk‘bhikkhu restrained by restraint of all defilementssabbāsavasaṁvarasaṁvuto livesviharati, has cut offacchecchi cravingtaṇhaṁ, has cast offvivattayi the fettersaṁyojanaṁ, rightlysammā by comprehension of conceitmānābhisamayā has made an endantamakāsi of suffering’” (quote)dukkhassā’”ti.
this saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
satisfiedAttamanā thosete monksbhikkhū of the Blessed Onebhagavato the speechbhāsitaṁ rejoiced in (quote)abhinandunti.
the discourse on all the defilementsSabbāsavasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ the seconddutiyaṁ.

Now, take a mendicant who, by seeing, has given up the defilements that should be given up by seeing. By restraint, they’ve given up the defilements that should be given up by restraint. By using, they’ve given up the defilements that should be given up by using. By enduring, they’ve given up the defilements that should be given up by enduring. By avoiding, they’ve given up the defilements that should be given up by avoiding. By dispelling, they’ve given up the defilements that should be given up by dispelling. By developing, they’ve given up the defilements that should be given up by developing. They’re called a mendicant who lives having restrained all defilements, who has cut off craving, cast off the fetters, and by rightly comprehending conceit has made an end of suffering.” That is what the Buddha said. Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.

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