The Buddha teaches on defiled, presenting a tenfold teaching for disciples on the path.
“Sāsavañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi anāsavañca. Taṁ suṇātha …pe… katamo ca, bhikkhave, sāsavo dhammo? Pāṇātipāto …pe… micchādiṭṭhi— ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāsavo dhammo.
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, anāsavo dhammo? Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe… sammādiṭṭhi— ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, anāsavo dhammo”ti.
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Sāsavañca vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi anāsavañca.
“I will teach you the defiled principle and the undefiled. …
Taṁ suṇātha …pe…
katamo ca, bhikkhave, sāsavo dhammo?
And what is the defiled principle?
Pāṇātipāto …pe…
Killing living creatures …
micchādiṭṭhi—
wrong view.
ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sāsavo dhammo.
This is called the defiled principle.
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, anāsavo dhammo?
And what is the undefiled principle?
Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī …pe…
Not killing living creatures …
sammādiṭṭhi—
right view.
ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, anāsavo dhammo”ti.
This is called the undefiled principle.”
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026