Āsavasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 123

[123] "... 'Friends, it is for the destruction of the taints (āsavā) that the holy life (brahmacariya) is lived under the Blessed One.' ..."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.