Things That Fuel GraspingUpādāniyadhammasutta

“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? There are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.Santi, bhikkhave, cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā. These are called the things that fuel grasping.Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, upādāniyā dhammā. The desire and greed for them is the grasping.Yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha upādānaṁ …pe…

There are sounds … smells … tastes … touches …santi, bhikkhave, jivhāviññeyyā rasā …pe… ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.santi, bhikkhave, manoviññeyyā dhammā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā. These are called the things that fuel grasping.Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, upādāniyā dhammā. The desire and greed for them is the grasping.”Yo tattha chandarāgo taṁ tattha upādānan”ti.