• Points of ControversyKathāvatthu
  • Points of ControversyMahāpaṇṇāsaka
  • 15.5 Of the Intoxicants (Āsavas)Pannarasamavagga

Controverted Point: That the fourāsavasare themselves non-āsava.Āsavakathā

Controverted PointCattāro āsavā anāsavāti? āsavasĀmantā. āsava.Maggo phalaṁ nibbānaṁ, sotāpattimaggo sotāpattiphalaṁ …pe… bojjhaṅgoti? Theravādin:Then you must be prepared to classify them with one of theapprovednon-āsavas—the Path, Fruit,Nibbāna, one of the four Paths or Fruits, one of the Factors of Enlightenment—which you, of course, may not do.Na hevaṁ vattabbe …pe….

approvedNa vattabbaṁ—Hetuvādin:If I am wrong, I ask you to show me any otherāsava, concomitant with which those four may be pronounced co-āsava… .“cattāro āsavā anāsavā”ti? Hetuvādin:Āmantā. āsavaAtthaññeva āsavā yehi āsavehi te āsavā sāsavā hontīti? Shwe Zan AungNa hevaṁ vattabbe. This SuttaCentral edition was prepared byManfred WierichandVen. Vimalaand proofread byJosephine Tobin. Some changes were introduced:Tena hi cattāro āsavā anāsavāti.

Manfred WierichĀsavakathā niṭṭhitā.