Esanāvagga
Searches
(Esanāvaggo vitthāretabbo.)
(Tell in full as in the chapter on searches at SN 45.161–170.)
Esanā vidhā āsavo, Searches, discriminations, defilements,
Bhavo ca dukkhatā tisso; states of existence, three kinds of suffering,
Khilaṁ malañca nīgho ca, barrenness, stains, and troubles,
Vedanā taṇhā tasinā cāti.
feelings, craving, and thirst.