Ditthasava

ditthasava, canker which is wrong view.

in relation to ditthasava, aging and death confront the innate belief in self and attachment to the body; in relation to bhavasava, they mean separation from cherished states of being; in relation to avijjasava, lack of understanding on the fundamental level, (such as not understanding the nature of life, aging and death and how they should be related to), aging and death cause the unenlightened being to experience fear, melancholy, despair and superstitious grasping.