Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.173
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 45.173
14. Oghavagga
14. Floods
Upādānasutta
Grasping
“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, upādānāni.
“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of grasping.
Katamāni cattāri?
What four?
Kāmupādānaṁ, diṭṭhupādānaṁ, sīlabbatupādānaṁ, attavādupādānaṁ—
Grasping at sensual pleasures, views, precepts and observances, and theories of a self.
imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri upādānāni.
These are the four kinds of grasping.
Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ upādānānaṁ abhiññāya pariññāya parikkhayāya pahānāya …pe… ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo”ti.
The noble eightfold path should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these four kinds of grasping.”
Tatiyaṁ.