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AN 6.58 Āsavasutta, 'Defilements'

AN 6.58 Āsavasutta, 'Defilements'

Sep 20, 20261 min read

a teaching on the Defilements - greed, aversion, and delusion. Linked here on The Open Buddhist University.

The Buddha explains that ‘diverse methods should be used for overcoming diverse kinds of problems’ and that ’one who is skilled in this is “worthy of offerings”’.

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