- Linked Discourses 35.110Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.110
- 11. Sanctuary from the Yoke11. Yogakkhemivagga
Things That Fuel GraspingUpādāniyasutta
“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, katamañca upādānaṁ? The eye is something that fuels grasping.Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, upādāniyo dhammo. The desire and greed for it is the grasping.Yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha upādānaṁ …pe…
The ear … nose … tongue … body …jivhā upādāniyo dhammo …pe… mind is something that fuels grasping.mano 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.