Things That Tighten Fetters

Saṁyojaniyasutta

Things That Tighten Fetters

Saṁyojaniyasutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, I will teach you the things that tighten the fetters, and the fetter. Listen … What are the things that tighten the fetters? And what is the fetter?
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Saṁyojaniye ca, bhikkhave, dhamme desessāmi saṁyojanañca. Taṁ suṇātha. Katame ca, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyā dhammā, katamaṁ saṁyojanaṁ?
EN
Form is something that tightens the fetters. The desire and greed for it is the fetter. Feeling … Perception …
PL
Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyo dhammo; yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ. Vedanā …pe… saññā …
EN
Choices … Consciousness is something that tightens the fetters. The desire and greed for it is the fetter. These are called the things that tighten the fetters, and this is the fetter.”
PL
saṅkhārā … viññāṇaṁ saṁyojaniyo dhammo; yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ. Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyā dhammā, idaṁ saṁyojanan”ti.
PL
Aṭṭhamaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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