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Linked Discourses · SN 22.121

  • Linked Discourses 22.121Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.121
  • 12. A Dhamma speaker12. Dhammakathikavagga

Things That Fuel GraspingUpādāniyasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, I will teach you the things that fuel grasping, and the grasping.“Upādāniye ca, bhikkhave, dhamme desessāmi upādānañca. Listen …Taṁ suṇātha.

What are the things that fuel grasping? And what is the grasping?Katame ca, bhikkhave, upādāniyā dhammā, katamaṁ upādānaṁ?

Form is something that fuels grasping.Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, upādāniyo dhammo, The desire and greed for it is the grasping.yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha upādānaṁ.

Feeling …Vedanā …pe…

Perception …saññā …

Choices …saṅkhārā …

Consciousness is something that fuels grasping.viññāṇaṁ upādāniyo dhammo; The desire and greed for it is the grasping.yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha upādānaṁ.

These are called the things that fuel grasping, and this is the grasping.”Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, upādāniyā dhammā, idaṁ upādānan”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 35.110 Things That Fuel Grasping 0.79near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.110 11. Sanctuary from the Yoke Things That Fuel Grasping “Mendicants, I will teach you the things that fuel grasping, and the grasping. Listen … What are the things that fuel grasping? And what is t…
  2. SN 35.123 Things That Fuel Grasping 0.74near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.123 12. The World and the Kinds of Sensual Stimulation Things That Fuel Grasping “Mendicants, I will teach you the things that fuel grasping, and the grasping. Listen … What are the things that fuel…
  3. SN 12.60 Causation 0.52near 0.1Fed and fuelled by that, the great tree would stand for a long time. In the same way, there are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, your craving grows. Craving i…