Four Influxes, Four Cankers: 1 definition
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Four Influxes 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: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines(cankers), the 4: āsava.
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).
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Cetasikas (by Nina van Gorkom)
Chapter 22 - Different Groups Of Defilements Part II < [Part III - Akusala Cetasikas]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
(1) Recollection of the Enlightened One < [Chapter VII - Six Recollections (Cha-anussati-niddesa)]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the Biography of the thera Upāli < [Chapter 1 - Buddhavagga (Buddha section)]