“Bhikkhus, there are these three taints. What three? The taint of sensuality, the taint of existence, the taint of ignorance. These are the three taints. The Noble Eightfold Path is to be developed for direct knowledge of these three taints, for the full understanding of them, for their utter destruction, for their abandoning.”
sn.45.163 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)
Taints
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
Defilements
“Mendicants, there are these three defilements.What three?
The defilements of sensuality, desire to be reborn, and ignorance.
These are the three defilements.
The noble eightfold path should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these three defilements.”