Another Series on Floods, Etc.Punaoghādisutta

“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 five powers 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 pañca balāni bhāvetabbāni. What five?Katamāni pañca? A mendicant develops the powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom, which culminate in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhābalaṁ bhāveti …pe… paññābalaṁ bhāveti rāgavinayapariyosānaṁ dosavinayapariyosānaṁ mohavinayapariyosānaṁ.

These five powers 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 imāni pañca balāni bhāvetabbānī”ti.

Floods, yokes, grasping,Ogho yogo upādānaṁ, ties, and underlying tendencies,ganthā anusayena ca; kinds of sensual stimulation, hindrances,Kāmaguṇā nīvaraṇā, aggregates, and fetters high and low.khandhā oruddhambhāgiyāti.

The Linked Discourses on the Powers, the sixth section.Balasaṁyuttaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.