FettersSaṁyojanasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“There are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, your craving grows.“Saṁyojaniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati. Craving is a requirement for grasping.Taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ; Grasping is a requirement for continued existence.upādānapaccayā bhavo; Continued existence is a requirement for rebirth.bhavapaccayā jāti; Rebirth is a requirement for old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress to come to be.jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti. That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

Suppose an oil lamp depended on oil and a wick to burn.Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, telañca paṭicca vaṭṭiñca paṭicca telappadīpo jhāyeyya. And from time to time someone would pour oil in and adjust the wick.Tatra puriso kālena kālaṁ telaṁ āsiñceyya vaṭṭiṁ upasaṁhareyya. Fed and fuelled by that, the oil lamp would burn for a long time.Evañhi so, bhikkhave, telappadīpo tadāhāro tadupādāno ciraṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ jaleyya.

In the same way, there are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, your craving grows.Evameva kho, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyesu dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati. Craving is a requirement for grasping.Taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ; Grasping is a requirement for continued existence.upādānapaccayā bhavo; Continued existence is a requirement for rebirth.bhavapaccayā jāti; Rebirth is a requirement for old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress to come to be.jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti. That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

There are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, your craving ceases.Saṁyojaniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato taṇhā nirujjhati. When craving ceases, grasping ceases.Taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho; When grasping ceases, continued existence ceases.upādānanirodhā bhavanirodho; When continued existence ceases, rebirth ceases.bhavanirodhā jātinirodho; When rebirth ceases, old age and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress cease.jātinirodhā jarāmaraṇaṁ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā nirujjhanti. That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.

Suppose an oil lamp depended on oil and a wick to burn.Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, telañca paṭicca vaṭṭiñca paṭicca telappadīpo jhāyeyya. And no one would pour oil in and adjust the wick from time to time.Tatra puriso na kālena kālaṁ telaṁ āsiñceyya na vaṭṭiṁ upasaṁhareyya. As the original fuel is used up and no more is added, the oil lamp would be extinguished due to not being fed.Evañhi so, bhikkhave, telappadīpo purimassa ca upādānassa pariyādānā aññassa ca anupahārā anāhāro nibbāyeyya.

In the same way, there are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, your craving ceases.Evameva kho, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyesu dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato taṇhā nirujjhati. When craving ceases, grasping ceases. …Taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho …pe… That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.”evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotī”ti.