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The Buddha teaches on the ending of defilements, presenting a tenfold teaching for disciples on the path.

AN 10.122 The Ending of Defilements

“Dasayime, bhikkhave, dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā āsavānaṁ khayāya saṁvattanti. Katame dasa? Sammādiṭṭhi, sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati, sammāsamādhi, sammāñāṇaṁ, sammāvimutti— ime kho, bhikkhave, dasa dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā āsavānaṁ khayāya saṁvattantī”ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Paccorohaṇivaggo dutiyo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Tayo adhammā ajito,
Saṅgāravo ca orimaṁ;
Dve ceva paccorohaṇī,
Pubbaṅgamaṁ āsavakkhayoti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Dasayime, bhikkhave, dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā āsavānaṁ khayāya saṁvattanti.

“Mendicants, these ten things, when developed and cultivated, lead to the ending of defilements.

Katame dasa?

What ten?

Sammādiṭṭhi, sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati, sammāsamādhi, sammāñāṇaṁ, sammāvimutti—

Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.

ime kho, bhikkhave, dasa dhammā bhāvitā bahulīkatā āsavānaṁ khayāya saṁvattantī”ti.

These ten things, when developed and cultivated, lead to the ending of defilements.”

Dasamaṁ.

Paccorohaṇivaggo dutiyo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Tayo adhammā ajito,

Saṅgāravo ca orimaṁ;

Dve ceva paccorohaṇī,

Pubbaṅgamaṁ āsavakkhayoti.

Qualities:

Ending

Ending

☀️ bright quality

The complete exhaustion and ending of craving, aversion, and delusion—the three roots of suffering. It refers to both the gradual wearing away of defilements through practice and the final cessation that constitutes Nibbāna.

Also known as: cessation, exhaustion, gradual ending, wearing away
Pāli: khaya, khīṇa, nirodha
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Mindfulness

Mindfulness

☀️ bright quality

Active presence of mind and lucid retention; the faculty that remembers the Dhamma, anchors attention to the chosen object or present experience, and guards the mind against unwholesome states.

Also known as: recollecting, remembering, keeping in mind, presence, awareness
Pāli: sati, anussati
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Right effort

Right effort

☀️ bright quality

Energy and resolve directed toward preventing unwholesome states from arising, abandoning arisen unwholesome states, cultivating wholesome states, and maintaining arisen wholesome states; persistent application of the mind aligned with the path.

Also known as: right endeavor, right striving
Pāli: sammāvāyāma, padhāna
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Right livelihood

Right livelihood

☀️ bright quality

Means of living that does not cause harm to others or oneself; earning a living ethically without deceit, exploitation, or violence.

Also known as: correct livelihood, right mode of earning a living
Pāli: sammāājīva
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Right speech

Right speech

☀️ bright quality

Speech that is purified by abstaining from falsehood, divisive talk, harsh words, and idle chatter.

Also known as: truthful speech, honest speech, kind speech, beneficial speech, harmonious speech, articulate words, eloquent communication
Pāli: sammāvācā
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Right view

Right view

☀️ bright quality

View that is in line with the Dhamma — teachings of the Buddha that point to the nature of reality, the ultimate truth.

Also known as: right understanding, right belief, view that is inline with the Dhamma
Pāli: sammādiṭṭhi
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Last updated on July 27, 2026

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