The
Āsavaṭṭhāniya Dhamma refer to the detrimental factors that lead to the decline
and degeneration of the Buddha’s Dispensation (Sāsana). During the twelfth
rainy season (Vassāna) residence in the city of Verañjā, the Venerable
Sāriputta, the Great Arhat, approached the Blessed One and posed the following
query: