Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.122
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 35.122
12. Lokakāmaguṇavagga
12. The World and the Kinds of Sensual Stimulation
Saṁyojaniyadhammasutta
Things Prone to Being Fettered
“Saṁyojaniye ca, bhikkhave, dhamme desessāmi saṁyojanañca.
“Mendicants, I will teach you the things that are prone to being fettered, and the fetter.
Taṁ suṇātha.
Listen …
Katame ca, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyā dhammā, katamañca saṁyojanaṁ?
What are the things that are prone to being fettered? And what is the fetter?
Santi, bhikkhave, cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.
There are sights known by the eye that are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.
Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyā dhammā.
These are called the things that are prone to being fettered.
Yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ …pe…
The desire and greed for them is the fetter.
santi, bhikkhave, jivhāviññeyyā rasā …pe…
There are sounds … smells … tastes … touches …
santi, bhikkhave, manoviññeyyā dhammā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā.
ideas known by the mind that are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.
Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyā dhammā.
These are called the things that are prone to being fettered.
Yo tattha chandarāgo taṁ tattha saṁyojanan”ti.
The desire and greed for them is the fetter.”
Navamaṁ.