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'''Tainted''' (Skt. ''sāsrava''; Tib. [[ཟག་བཅས་]] ''zakché''; [[Wyl.]] ''zag bcas'') — all [[conditioned]] phenomena, with the exception of the truth of the [[path]], are said to be 'tainted', in the sense that 'taints' or [[destructive emotions]] can develop in relation to them, which will result in further [[samsara|samsaric]] existence. Hence, in the [[Four Seals]], it is said, "All that is tainted is [[suffering]]."
'''Tainted''' (Skt. ''sāsrava''; Tib. [[ཟག་བཅས་]] ''zakché''; [[Wyl.]] ''zag bcas'') — all [[conditioned]] phenomena, with the exception of the truth of the [[path]], are said to be 'tainted', in the sense that 'taints' or [[destructive emotions]] can develop in relation to them, which will result in further [[samsara|samsaric]] existence. Hence, in the [[Four Seals]], it is said, "All that is tainted is [[suffering]]."


In the [[Treasury of Abhidharma]], [[Vasubandhu]] says:
In the ''[[Treasury of Abhidharma]]'', [[Vasubandhu]] says:


4.Tainted and untainted phenomena: <br>
4.Tainted and untainted phenomena: <br>
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Can develop in relation to them.<br>
Can develop in relation to them.<br>


In the chapter on the truth of the origin of suffering in the [[Khenjuk]], [[Mipham Rinpoche]] says:
In the chapter on the truth of the origin of suffering in the ''[[Khenjuk]]'', [[Mipham Rinpoche]] says:


[[destructive emotions|Destructive emotions]] are the creators of taints in samsara. All mutually connected phenomena that provide an opportunity for disturbing emotions to develop through either focus or [[Concurrence|concurrence]] are called 'tainted'.<br>
[[destructive emotions|Destructive emotions]] are the creators of taints in samsara. All mutually connected phenomena that provide an opportunity for disturbing emotions to develop through either focus or [[Concurrence|concurrence]] are called 'tainted'.<br>

Revision as of 03:14, 20 January 2017

Tainted (Skt. sāsrava; Tib. ཟག་བཅས་ zakché; Wyl. zag bcas) — all conditioned phenomena, with the exception of the truth of the path, are said to be 'tainted', in the sense that 'taints' or destructive emotions can develop in relation to them, which will result in further samsaric existence. Hence, in the Four Seals, it is said, "All that is tainted is suffering."

In the Treasury of Abhidharma, Vasubandhu says:

4.Tainted and untainted phenomena:
Except for the truth of the path, conditioned things
Are tainted since taints
Can develop in relation to them.

In the chapter on the truth of the origin of suffering in the Khenjuk, Mipham Rinpoche says:

Destructive emotions are the creators of taints in samsara. All mutually connected phenomena that provide an opportunity for disturbing emotions to develop through either focus or concurrence are called 'tainted'.
What does that mean? Except for the truth of the path and unconditioned things, which are untainted, all conditioned things are tainted.

Alternative translations

  • Contaminated
  • Defiled
  • Impure
  • With outflows