Asava Sutta, Āsava-sutta: 2 definitions
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Asava Sutta means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Asava Sutta - On the six qualities which make a monk worthy of honour and offerings, due to destruction of the asavas, and also on the methods which lead to such destruction. A.iii.387-94.
2. Asava Sutta - Ten things that conduce to the destruction of the asavas: the eight factors of the Noble Eightfold Path, in addition to sammanana and sammavimutti. A.v.237.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sutta, Asava.
Ends with: Anasava Sutta, Sabbasava Sutta.
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