“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā. Katamā tisso? Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahma­cari­yesanā”ti vitthāretabbaṃ.

Esanāvaggo dvādasamo.

Esanā vidhā āsavo,
Bhavo ca dukkhatā tisso;
Khilaṃ malañca nīgho ca,
Vedanā taṇhā tasināya cāti.

(Boj­jhaṅ­ga­saṃ­yuttassa esanāpeyyālaṃ viveka­nissitato vitthāretabbaṃ.)