Āsavakkhayasutta
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard:
“Jānatohaṁ, bhikkhave, passato āsavānaṁ khayaṁ vadāmi, no ajānato no apassato.“Monks, for one knowing & seeing, I tell you, there is the ending of effluents, not for one not knowing & seeing. Kiñca, bhikkhave, jānato, kiṁ passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti?For one knowing what & seeing what is there the ending of effluents? Idaṁ dukkhanti, bhikkhave, jānato passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti. Ayaṁ dukkhasamudayoti, bhikkhave, jānato passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti. Ayaṁ dukkhanirodhoti, bhikkhave, jānato passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti. Ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadāti, bhikkhave, jānato passato āsavānaṁ khayo hoti.For one knowing & seeing, ‘This is stress,’ there is the ending of effluents. For one knowing & seeing, ‘This is the origination of stress,’ there is the ending of effluents. For one knowing & seeing, ‘This is the cessation of stress,’ there is the ending of effluents. For one knowing & seeing, ‘This is the path of practice leading to the cessation of stress,’ there is the ending of effluents. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, jānato evaṁ passato āsavānaṁ khayo hotī”ti.For one knowing in this way and seeing in this way is there the ending of effluents.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Sekhassa sikkhamānassa, ujumaggānusārino;For a learner in training along the straight path, there arises: Khayasmiṁ paṭhamaṁ ñāṇaṁ, tato aññā anantarā.first, the knowledge of ending; then, the gnosis unsurpassed;
Tato aññāvimuttassa, vimuttiñāṇamuttamaṁ;then, the gnosis of one released– release-knowledge, superlative, Uppajjati khaye ñāṇaṁ, khīṇā saṁyojanā iti.the knowledge of ending: ‘The fetters are ended.’
Na tvevidaṁ kusītena, bālenamavijānatā;Certainly not by the lazy fool uncomprehending, Nibbānaṁ adhigantabbaṁ, sabbaganthappamocanan”ti.is there attained Unbinding, the loosening of all ties.
