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asubha {pi}


Pāḷi; √ asubha
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alt. sp.: IPA: əs̪ubʰə, Velthuis: asubha, readable: asubha, simple: asubha
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khmer: អសុភ
thai: อสุภ
sinhal.: අසුභ
burm.: အသုဘ
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ATI Glossary

asubha: Unattractiveness, loathsomeness, foulness. The Buddha recommends contemplation of this aspect of the body as an antidote to lust and complacency. See also kāyagatā-sati. [ more ]

 

Buddhist Dictionary

by late Ven. Nyanalokita Thera:

asubha: 'impurity', loathsomeness, foulness. - In Visuddhi Magga VI, it is the cemetery contemplations (see sīvathika) that are called 'meditation-subjects of impurity' (asubha-kammaṭṭhāna; see bhāvanā).

In the Girimānanda Sutta (AN 10.50), however, the perception of impurity (asubha-saññā) refers to the contemplation of the 32 parts of the body (see kāya-gatā-sati). The contemplation of the body's impurity is an antidote against the hindrance of sense-desire (see nīvaraṇa) and the mental perversion (see vipallāsa) which sees what is truly impure as pure and beautiful. See SN 46.51; AN 5.36, Dhp. 7, Dhp. 8; Snp 1.11ff. - The Five Mental Hindrances (Wheel 26), pp. 5ff.

 

PTS Dictionary

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Illustrated Glossary of Pāli Terms

by Ven. Varado Maha Thera:

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See also

Suttas and Dhammadesanā

Asubha: unattractiveness, loathsomeness, ugly. See also Body; Nibbidā; Sensuality.

  • Contemplation of Asubha to maintain one's resolve towards celibacy: SN 35.127
  • As one of seven beneficial reflections: AN 7.46
  • Mastery of Asubha is a quality to be developed: MN 152
  • Unattractiveness of the body as one of ten perceptions: AN 10.60
  • The body as an unlanced boil: AN 9.15
  • Using contemplation of Asubha to subdue lust: Iti 85; also “The Work of a Contemplative,” in Things as They Are (Boowa)
  • Ven. Ananda's advice to Ven. Vangisa on overcoming lust: SN 8.4
  • Ajaan Maha Boowa's story of conquering lust by contemplating Asubha: “An Heir to the Dhamma,” in Straight From the Heart (Boowa)
  • Ven. Sister Subha plucks out an eye: Thig 14.1
 

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