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Stains

Malasutta

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Stains

“Mendicants, there are these three stains. What three? Greed, hate, and delusion. These are the three stains.

The noble eightfold path should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these three stains.”

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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