1“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘defilement’. What is defilement?”

“Reverend, there are three defilements. The defilements of sensuality, desire to be reborn, and ignorance. These are the three defilements.”

“But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding these three defilements?”

“There is.” …

1"‘Āsavo, āsavo’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. Katamo nu kho, āvuso, āsavo"ti?

"Tayo me, āvuso, āsavā. Kāmāsavo, bhavāsavo, avijjāsavo – ime kho, āvuso, tayo āsavā"ti.

"Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā etesaṁ āsavānaṁ pahānāyā"ti?

"Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā etesaṁ āsavānaṁ pahānāyā"ti.

"Katamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paṭipadā etesaṁ āsavānaṁ pahānāyā"ti?

"Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo etesaṁ āsavānaṁ pahānāya, seyyathidaṁ – sammādiṭṭhi … pe … sammāsamādhi.

Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā, etesaṁ āsavānaṁ pahānāyā"ti.

"Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etesaṁ āsavānaṁ pahānāya. Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā"ti.

Aṭṭhamaṁ.