Higher FettersUddhambhāgiyasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Mendicants, there are five higher fetters.“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, uddhambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni. What five?Katamāni pañca? Desire for rebirth in the realm of luminous form, desire for rebirth in the formless realm, conceit, restlessness, and ignorance.Rūparāgo, arūparāgo, māno, uddhaccaṁ, avijjā— These are the five higher fetters.imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañcuddhambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni. The seven awakening factors should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters.Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ uddhambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ abhiññāya pariññāya parikkhayāya pahānāya satta bojjhaṅgā bhāvetabbā.

What seven?Katame satta? It’s when a mendicant develops the awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion,Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ …pe… and equanimity, which culminate in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion. …”upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti rāgavinayapariyosānaṁ dosavinayapariyosānaṁ mohavinayapariyosānaṁ …

“… which have freedom from death as their objective, destination, and culmination …”amatogadhaṁ amataparāyanaṁ amatapariyosānaṁ …

“… which slant, slope, and incline to extinguishment …nibbānaninnaṁ nibbānapoṇaṁ nibbānapabbhāraṁ.

The seven awakening factors should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters.”Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcannaṁ uddhambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ abhiññāya pariññāya parikkhayāya pahānāya ime satta bojjhaṅgā bhāvetabbā”ti.