Saṁyojaniyasutta
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?
Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyo dhammo.
The eye is something that’s prone to being fettered.
Yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ …pe…
The desire and greed for it is the fetter.
jivhā saṁyojaniyo dhammo …pe…
The ear … nose … tongue … body …
mano saṁyojaniyo dhammo.
mind is something that’s prone to being fettered.
Yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ.
The desire and greed for it is the fetter.
Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyā dhammā, idaṁ saṁyojanan”ti.
These are called the things that are prone to being fettered, and this is the fetter.”
