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'''āśrava''' ([[Sanskrit]], outflow; [[Pāli]], [[āsava]]). A group of basic [[impurities]] or [[defilements]] which are the [[cause]] of repeated [[rebirth]]. There is an original list of three in [[Pāli]] sources, namely [[sense]]-[[desires]] ([[kāmāsava]]), the [[desire]] for continued existence ([[bhavāsava]]), and wrong views ([[diṭṭhāsava]]). These are sometime supplemented by a fourth, namely [[ignorance]] of the [[truth]] ([[avijjāsava]]). The āśravas summarize the cognitive and affective impediments to the state of full [[perfection]], and their destruction ([[āsavakkhaya]]) is equated with the attainment of [[Arhatship]] (see [[Arhat]]). In [[Pāli]] sources the four āsavas are also referred to by the alternative designation of ‘floods’ ([[ogha]]). | '''āśrava''' ([[Sanskrit]], outflow; [[Pāli]], [[āsava]]). A group of basic [[impurities]] or [[defilements]] which are the [[cause]] of repeated [[rebirth]]. There is an original list of three in [[Pāli]] sources, namely [[sense]]-[[desires]] ([[kāmāsava]]), the [[desire]] for continued existence ([[bhavāsava]]), and wrong views ([[diṭṭhāsava]]). These are sometime supplemented by a fourth, namely [[ignorance]] of the [[truth]] ([[avijjāsava]]). The āśravas summarize the cognitive and affective impediments to the state of full [[perfection]], and their destruction ([[āsavakkhaya]]) is equated with the attainment of [[Arhatship]] (see [[Arhat]]). In [[Pāli]] sources the four āsavas are also referred to by the alternative designation of ‘floods’ ([[ogha]]). | ||
| − | '''āsrava''' ([[āsava]]) cankers, outflows and influxes. The three āsrava-s are [[sensuous desire]] ([[kāmāsrava]]), existence ([[bhavāsrava]]), and [[ignorance]] (avidyāsrava). The outflow of wrong views ([[dṛṣṭi]]-āsrava) is added to the list. These four āsrava-s are mentioned as floods ([[ogha]]) and yokes ([[yoga]]). In the [[Buddhist]] context, here [[yoga]] refers to that which binds a human being to [[saṃsāra]] as against the [[Hindu]] connotation of uniting with the [[Ultimate Reality]]. The outflow of wrong views is extinguished when one enters the [[path]] or stream. When one enters the [[path]] of non-return, the outflow of [[sensuous desire]] is extinguished. When one enters the [[path]] of an [[Arhat]] and attains the state of an [[Arhat]] the outflow of existence and [[ignorance]] are extinguished. The epithet kṣīṇāsrava, namely, one whose outflows are uprooted is used for an [[Arhat]]. | + | '''āsrava''' ([[āsava]]) cankers, outflows and influxes. The three āsrava-s are [[sensuous desire]] ([[kāmāsrava]]), existence ([[bhavāsrava]]), and [[ignorance]] (avidyāsrava). The outflow of wrong views ([[dṛṣṭi]]-āsrava) is added to the list. These four āsrava-s are mentioned as floods ([[ogha]]) and yokes ([[yoga]]). In the [[Buddhist]] context, here [[yoga]] refers to that which binds a human being to [[saṃsāra]] as against the [[Hindu]] connotation of uniting with the [[Ultimate Reality]]. The outflow of wrong views is extinguished when one enters the [[path]] or stream. When one enters the [[path]] of non-return, the outflow of [[sensuous desire]] is extinguished. When one enters the [[path]] of an [[Arhat]] and attains the state of an [[Arhat]] the outflow of existence and [[ignorance]] are extinguished. The epithet [[kṣīṇāsrava]], namely, one whose outflows are uprooted is used for an [[Arhat]]. |
| − | Page: AS. III. 498-501. CMA. VIII. 265. DN. Mahāparinibbāna, Sāmaññaphala, Saṅgīti, Soṇadaṇḍa. MN. Bhayabherava, | + | Page: AS. III. 498-501. CMA. VIII. 265. DN. [[Mahaparinibbana Sutta|Mahāparinibbāna]], [[Sāmaññaphala]], [[Saṅgīti]], [[Soṇadaṇḍa]]. MN. [[Bhayabherava Sutta|Bhayabherava]], [[Dvedhāvitakka Sutta|Dvedhāvitakka]], Mahāsaccka, [[Sabbāsava Sutta|Sabbāsava]], [[Sallekha Sutta: The Discourse on Effacement |Sallekha]], [[Sammaditthi Sutta|Sammādiṭṭhi]]. SN. [[Āsava]], Āsavapañhā, [[Bhikkhu]], Saṃyojanappahānādi, [[Virāga]]. |
| − | āsrava: Outflow, a synonym of kleśa. | + | '''āsrava''': Outflow, a synonym of [[kleśa]]. |
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āśrava (Sanskrit, outflow; Pāli, āsava). A group of basic impurities or defilements which are the cause of repeated rebirth. There is an original list of three in Pāli sources, namely sense-desires (kāmāsava), the desire for continued existence (bhavāsava), and wrong views (diṭṭhāsava). These are sometime supplemented by a fourth, namely ignorance of the truth (avijjāsava). The āśravas summarize the cognitive and affective impediments to the state of full perfection, and their destruction (āsavakkhaya) is equated with the attainment of Arhatship (see Arhat). In Pāli sources the four āsavas are also referred to by the alternative designation of ‘floods’ (ogha).
āsrava (āsava) cankers, outflows and influxes. The three āsrava-s are sensuous desire (kāmāsrava), existence (bhavāsrava), and ignorance (avidyāsrava). The outflow of wrong views (dṛṣṭi-āsrava) is added to the list. These four āsrava-s are mentioned as floods (ogha) and yokes (yoga). In the Buddhist context, here yoga refers to that which binds a human being to saṃsāra as against the Hindu connotation of uniting with the Ultimate Reality. The outflow of wrong views is extinguished when one enters the path or stream. When one enters the path of non-return, the outflow of sensuous desire is extinguished. When one enters the path of an Arhat and attains the state of an Arhat the outflow of existence and ignorance are extinguished. The epithet kṣīṇāsrava, namely, one whose outflows are uprooted is used for an Arhat.
Page: AS. III. 498-501. CMA. VIII. 265. DN. Mahāparinibbāna, Sāmaññaphala, Saṅgīti, Soṇadaṇḍa. MN. Bhayabherava, Dvedhāvitakka, Mahāsaccka, Sabbāsava, Sallekha, Sammādiṭṭhi. SN. Āsava, Āsavapañhā, Bhikkhu, Saṃyojanappahānādi, Virāga.
āsrava: Outflow, a synonym of kleśa.
