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Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.18 Numbered Discourses 8.18
2. Mahāvagga 2. The Great Chapter
Dutiyabandhanasutta Catching (2nd)
“Aṭṭhahi, bhikkhave, ākārehi puriso itthiṁ bandhati. “Mendicants, a man catches a woman using eight features.
Katamehi aṭṭhahi? What eight?
Ruṇṇena, bhikkhave, puriso itthiṁ bandhati; With weeping,
hasitena, bhikkhave, puriso itthiṁ bandhati; laughing,
bhaṇitena, bhikkhave, puriso itthiṁ bandhati; speaking,
ākappena, bhikkhave, puriso itthiṁ bandhati; appearance,
vanabhaṅgena, bhikkhave, puriso itthiṁ bandhati; gifts of wildflowers,
gandhena, bhikkhave, puriso itthiṁ bandhati; scents,
rasena, bhikkhave, puriso itthiṁ bandhati; tastes,
phassena, bhikkhave, puriso itthiṁ bandhati. and touches.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhahākārehi puriso itthiṁ bandhati. A man catches a woman using these eight features.
Te, bhikkhave, sattā subaddhā, ye phassena baddhā”ti. But those beings who are caught by touch are well and truly caught.”
Aṭṭhamaṁ.