Sixteen Defilements Of The Jnanaprasthana

Sixteen Defilements of the Jnanaprasthana

1. three fetters (samyojana)

2. three unvirtuous roots (akusalamula)

3. three fluxes (asrava)

4. four floods (ogha)

5. four connections (yoga)

6. four attachments (grahana)

7. four ties to the body (kayagrantha)

8. five hindrances (nivarana)

9. five fetters (samyojana)

10. five fetters of the lower realms (avarabhagiyasamyojana)

11. five fetters of the upper realms (urdhvabhagiyasamyojana) (see Ten Fetters)

12. five views (drsti)

13. six desires (kamakaya)

14. seven contaminants (anusaya)

15. nine fetters (samyojana)

16. ninety-eight contaminants (anusaya)