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Linked Discourses · SN 35.110

  • 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.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  2. SN 35.123 Things That Fuel Grasping 0.77near 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 0.54near 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…
  4. SN 35.109 Things That Tighten Fetters 0.52near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.109 11. Sanctuary from the Yoke Things That Tighten Fetters “Mendicants, I will teach you the things that tighten the fetters, and the fetter. Listen … What are the things that tighten the fetters? A…
  5. SN 35.61 The Depletion of All Fuel for Grasping (1st) 0.51near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.61 6. Ignorance The Depletion of All Fuel for Grasping (1st) “Mendicants, I will teach you the principle for depleting all fuel for grasping. Listen … And what is the principle for depleting all fuel…