11. Yogakkhemivagga

11. Sanctuary from the Yoke

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.109

Linked Discourses 35.109

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11. Yogakkhemivagga

11. Sanctuary from the Yoke

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Saṁyojaniyasutta

Things That Tighten Fetters

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“Saṁyojaniye ca, bhikkhave, dhamme desessāmi saṁyojanañca.

“Mendicants, I will teach you the things that tighten the fetters, and the fetter.

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Taṁ suṇātha.

Listen …

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Katame ca, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyā dhammā, katamañca saṁyojanaṁ?

What are the things that tighten the fetters? And what is the fetter?

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Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyo dhammo.

The eye is something that tightens the fetters.

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Yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ …pe…

The desire and greed for it is the fetter.

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jivhā saṁyojaniyo dhammo …pe…

The ear … nose … tongue … body …

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mano saṁyojaniyo dhammo.

mind is something that tightens the fetters.

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Yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ.

The desire and greed for it is the fetter.

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Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyā dhammā, idaṁ saṁyojanan”ti.

These are called the things that tighten the fetters, and this is the fetter.”

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Chaṭṭhaṁ.