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Linked Discourses · SN 45.173

  • Linked Discourses 45.173Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.173
  • 14. Floods14. Oghavagga

GraspingUpādānasutta

“Mendicants, there are these four kinds of grasping.“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, upādānāni. What four?Katamāni cattāri? Grasping at sensual pleasures, views, precepts and observances, and theories of a self.Kāmupādānaṁ, diṭṭhupādānaṁ, sīlabbatupādānaṁ, attavādupādānaṁ— These are the four kinds of grasping.imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri upādānāni.

The noble eightfold path should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these four kinds of grasping.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ upādānānaṁ abhiññāya pariññāya parikkhayāya pahānāya …pe… ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo”ti.

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  1. SN 45.178 Grasping Aggregates 0.68near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.178 14. Floods Grasping Aggregates “Mendicants, there are these five grasping aggregates. What five? The grasping aggregates of form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness. These are the fi…
  2. SN 45.172 Yokes 0.58near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.172 14. Floods Yokes “Mendicants, there are these four yokes. What four? The yokes of sensual pleasures, future lives, views, and ignorance. These are the four yokes. The noble eightfold path should…
  3. SN 38.12 A Question About Grasping 0.57near 0.1Linked Discourses 38.12 1. With Jambukhādaka A Question About Grasping “Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘grasping’. What is grasping?” “Reverend, there are these four kinds of grasping. Grasping at se…
  4. SN 45.175 Tendencies 0.52near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.175 14. Floods Tendencies “Mendicants, there are these seven underlying tendencies. What seven? The underlying tendencies of sensual desire, aversion, views, doubt, conceit, desire for continued exis…
  5. SN 46.121–129 Floods 0.52near 0.1Linked Discourses 46.121–129 13. Floods Floods “Mendicants, there are these four floods. What four? The floods of sensuality, desire to be reborn, views, and ignorance.” (Tell in full as in SN 45.171–179.)…