Āsava

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Āsava or Āśrava (Pāli/Skt., ‘outflow’, as from a sore). In Buddhism, a group of basic defects or defilements which are the cause of repeated rebirth. There is an original list of three which is often supplemented by a fourth. Among Jains, āśrava is the incursion of consequence from karma, which has to be recognized by appropriate attention before it can be eliminated.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER

Asava

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Asava (in Buddhism, the destructive poison of desire): see DAŚABALA.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER

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