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Paṭhamabandhanasutta

Catching (1st)

“Aṭṭhahi, bhikkhave, ākārehi itthī purisaṁ bandhati.
“Mendicants, a woman catches a man using eight features.

Katamehi aṭṭhahi?
What eight?

Ruṇṇena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
With weeping,

hasitena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
laughing,

bhaṇitena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
speaking,

ākappena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
appearance,

vanabhaṅgena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
gifts of wildflowers,

gandhena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
scents,

rasena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
tastes,

phassena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati.
and touches.

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhahākārehi itthī purisaṁ bandhati.
A woman catches a man 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.”

Sattamaṁ.