iti.56 Itivuttaka

Taints (1)

This was said by the Lord…

“Bhikkhus, there are these three taints. What three? The taint of sensual desire, the taint of being, and the taint of ignorance. These are the three.”

A disciple of the Buddha,
Concentrated, clearly comprehending
And mindful, knows the taints
And the origin of taints,
Where they cease and the path
That leads to their full destruction.
With the destruction of the taints a bhikkhu,
Without longing, has attained Nibbāna.

- Translator: John D. Ireland

- Editor: Bhikkhu Sujato

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Defilements (1st)

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
“Mendicants, there are these three defilements.
What three?
The defilements of sensuality, desire to be reborn, and ignorance.
These are the three defilements.”
The Buddha spoke this matter.
On this it is said:
“Stilled, aware,
a mindful disciple of the Buddha
understands defilements,
the cause of defilements,
where they cease,
and the path that leads to their ending.
With the ending of defilements, a mendicant
is hungerless, extinguished.”
This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.