AN 6.112 (A iii 447)
Assāda Sutta
— Enjoyment —
[assāda]

How to eradicate the view of enjoyment, the view of self, and wrong view in general.



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“tayome, bhikkhave, dhammā. katame tayo? assādadiṭṭhi, attānudiṭṭhi, micchādiṭṭhi. ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo dhammā. imesaṃ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṃ dhammānaṃ pahānāya tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā. katame tayo? assādadiṭṭhiyā pahānāya aniccasaññā bhāvetabbā, attānudiṭṭhiyā pahānāya anattasaññā bhāvetabbā, micchādiṭṭhiyā pahānāya sammādiṭṭhi bhāvetabbā. imesaṃ kho, bhikkhave, tiṇṇaṃ dhammānaṃ pahānāya ime tayo dhammā bhāvetabbā”ti.

There are, bhikkhus, these three things. Which three? The view of [sensory] satisfaction, the view of self and wrong view. These, bhikkhus, are the three things. In order to anbandon these three things, bhikkhus, three [other] things should be developed. Which three? In order to anbandon the view of [sensory] satisfaction, the perception of inconstancy should be developed. In order to anbandon the view of self, the perception of non-self should be developed. In order to anbandon wrong view, right view should be developed. In order to anbandon these three things, bhikkhus, these three [other] things should be developed.



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