| Academic | Sutta Name | Notes | PSA Plae | Vagga | Nikaya | PTS | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN.IV.196 | Saa.lha Sutta | Ascetics claim that one can overcome defilements either by purity of self-discipline [siila] or by self-mortification. The Buddha teaches that ascetics who are unable to come to an end of defilements are those who: 1. lack purity of bodily conduct; 2. lack purity of verbal conduct; 3. lack purity of mental conduct; 4. lack right livelihood. However, the four forms of ascetics who may come to an end of defilements are those who: 1. have Right Meditation [sammaa samaadhi]; 2. have Right View [sammaa di.t.thii]; 3. have Right Liberation [sammaa vimutti]. | 35/500 | Catukanipaata Catuttha Pa.n.naasaka | A"nguttara | A.ii. |