Linked Discourses 45.175

1. Floods

Tendencies

“Mendicants, there are these seven underlying tendencies.

What seven?

The underlying tendencies of sensual desire, aversion, views, doubt, conceit, desire for continued existence, and ignorance.

These are the seven underlying tendencies.

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