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Numbered Discourses · AN 9.70

  • Numbered Discourses 9.70Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.70
  • 7. Mindfulness Meditation7. Satipaṭṭhānavagga

Higher FettersUddhambhāgiyasutta

“Mendicants, 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.

To give up these five higher fetters you should develop the four kinds of mindfulness meditation. …”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ uddhambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ pahānāya …pe… ime cattāro satipaṭṭhānā bhāvetabbā”ti.

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  1. AN 9.67 Lower Fetters 0.85near 0.1Numbered Discourses 9.67 7. Mindfulness Meditation Lower Fetters “Mendicants, there are five lower fetters. What five? Substantialist view, doubt, misapprehension of precepts and observances, sensual desire, and ill will…
  2. SN 47.95–104 Higher Fetters, Etc. 0.76near 0.1Linked Discourses 47.95–104 10. Floods Higher Fetters, Etc. “Mendicants, there are five higher fetters. What five? Desire for rebirth in the realm of luminous form, desire for rebirth in the formless realm, conceit, rest…
  3. AN 10.13 Fetters 0.70near 0.1Numbered Discourses 10.13 2. A Protector Fetters “Mendicants, there are ten fetters. What ten? The five lower fetters and the five higher fetters. What are the five lower fetters? Substantialist view, doubt, misapprehens…
  4. SN 46.130 Higher Fetters 0.69near 0.1Linked Discourses 46.130 13. Floods Higher Fetters At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are five higher fetters. What five? Desire for rebirth in the realm of luminous form, desire for rebirth in the formless realm, conceit,…
  5. SN 50.45–54 Floods, Etc. 0.64near 0.1Linked Discourses 50.45–54 5. Floods Floods, Etc. “Mendicants, there are five higher fetters. What five? Desire for rebirth in the realm of luminous form, desire for rebirth in the formless realm, conceit, restlessness,…