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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.