Literally, “to flow” or “to ooze.” Mental defilements or contaminations that “flow out” toward the objects of cyclic existence, binding us to them.

The absence of contaminants. See the entry for “contaminated.”

Free from the contaminations; see “contaminated.”

Having an association with a state of purity (particularly mental purity) and therefore not leading to further negativity and/or pain.

One who is no longer under the influence of the “intoxicants” (āsrava), of which there are sometimes said to be four: “lust” (kāma), “becoming” (bhava), “ignorance” (avidyā), and “views” (dṛṣṭi)