The Buddha teaches on the six sense bases regarding uprooting defilements, guiding disciples toward discernment of sense experience and release from clinging.

SN 35.57 Uprooting Defilements

“Kathaṁ nu kho, bhante, jānato, kathaṁ passato āsavā samugghātaṁ gacchantī”ti …pe….

Pañcamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Kathaṁ nu kho, bhante, jānato, kathaṁ passato āsavā samugghātaṁ gacchantī”ti …pe….

“Sir, how does one know and see so that the defilements are uprooted?” …

Pañcamaṁ.

Qualities:

Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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