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Linked Discourses 45.180 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.180

14. Floods – 14. Oghavagga

SN 45.180 Higher Fetters – Uddhambhāgiyasutta

“Bhikkhū, there are five higher fetters.

“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, uddhambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni.

What five?

Katamāni pañca?

Desire for rebirth in the realm of luminous form, desire for rebirth in the formless realm, conceit, restlessness, and ignorance.

Rūparāgo, arūparāgo, māno, uddhaccaṁ, avijjā—

These are the five higher fetters.

imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañcuddhambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni.

The noble eightfold path should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters.

Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ uddhambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ abhiññāya pariññāya parikkhayāya pahānāya ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo.

What is the noble eightfold path?

Katamo ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo?

It’s when a bhikkhu develops right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samādhi, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go.

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ.

This is the noble eightfold path that should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters.”

Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ uddhambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ abhiññāya pariññāya parikkhayāya pahānāya ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabboti.

“Bhikkhū, there are five higher fetters.

Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, uddhambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni.

What five?

Katamāni pañca?

Desire for rebirth in the realm of luminous form, desire for rebirth in the formless realm, conceit, restlessness, and ignorance.

Rūparāgo, arūparāgo, māno, uddhaccaṁ, avijjā—

These are the five higher fetters.

imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañcuddhambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni.

The noble eightfold path should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters.

Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ uddhambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ abhiññāya pariññāya parikkhayāya pahānāya ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo.

What is the noble eightfold path?

Katamo ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo?

It’s when a bhikkhu develops right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samādhi, which culminate in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion …”

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti rāgavinayapariyosānaṁ dosavinayapariyosānaṁ mohavinayapariyosānaṁ …

“… which culminate, finish, and end in the deathless …”

amatogadhaṁ amataparāyanaṁ amatapariyosānaṁ …

“… which have extinguishment as their culmination, destination, and end.

nibbānaninnaṁ nibbānapoṇaṁ nibbānapabbhāraṁ.

This is the noble eightfold path that should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters.”

Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ uddhambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ abhiññāya pariññāya parikkhayāya pahānāya ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo”ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Oghavaggo aṭṭhamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Ogho yogo upādānaṁ,

ganthaṁ anusayena ca;

Kāmaguṇā nīvaraṇaṁ,

khandhā oruddhambhāgiyāti.

vagguddānaṁ

Avijjāvaggo paṭhamo,

dutiyaṁ vihāraṁ vuccati;

Micchattaṁ tatiyo vaggo,

catutthaṁ paṭipanneneva.

Titthiyaṁ pañcamo vaggo,

chaṭṭho sūriyena ca;

Bahukate sattamo vaggo,

uppādo aṭṭhamena ca.

Divasavaggo navamo,

Dasamo appamādena ca;

Ekādasabalavaggo,

The Linked Discourses on the Path is the first section.

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