- Linked Discourses 51.77–86Saṁyutta Nikāya 51.77–86
- 8. Floods8. Oghavagga
Floods, Etc.Oghādisutta
“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 four bases of psychic power 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 cattāro iddhipādā bhāvetabbā. What four?Katame cattāro? It’s when a mendicant develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm …Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti, energy …vīriyasamādhi …pe… mental development …cittasamādhi … inquiry, and active effort.vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti. These four bases of psychic power 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 ime cattāro iddhipādā bhāvetabbā”ti.
(Tell in full as in the Linked Discourses on the Path at SN 45.171–180.)(Yathā maggasaṁyuttaṁ tathā vitthāretabbaṁ.)
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 Bases of Psychic Power, the seventh section.Iddhipādasaṁyuttaṁ sattamaṁ.