4 defilements
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Four taints, cankers, or defilements (Pali: Asavas):
1. Attachment to sensuality
2. Attachment to existence
3. Ignorance of the Dhamma
4. Attachment to opinions
(from Digha Nikaya 16)
References
- The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
- http://www.thedhamma.com/