The Buddha describes the eight ways in which a woman binds a man.
“Aṭṭhahi, bhikkhave, ākārehi itthī purisaṁ bandhati. Katamehi aṭṭhahi?
“Bhikkhus, a woman binds a man in eight ways. What eight?
Ruṇṇena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;hasitena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
bhaṇitena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
ākappena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
vanabhaṅgena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
gandhena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
rasena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
phassena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati.
1.) A woman binds a man with crying;
2.) A woman binds a man with |laughter::smile [hasita]|;
3.) A woman binds a man with |talk::speech [bhaṇita]|;
4.) A woman binds a man with |deportment::conduct, behavior [ākappa]|;
5.) A woman binds a man with a |gift::a present such as flowers or fruits, lit. broken off from the wood [vanabhaṅga]|;
6.) A woman binds a man with |scent::fragrance [gandha]|;
7.) A woman binds a man with |taste::flavor [rasa]|;
8.) A woman binds a man with touch.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhahākārehi itthī purisaṁ bandhati. Te, bhikkhave, sattā subaddhā, ye phassena baddhā”ti.
These, bhikkhus, are the eight ways in which a woman binds a man. And, bhikkhus, those beings who are bound by touch are thoroughly bound.”
“Bhikkhus, a woman binds a man in eight ways. What eight?
1.) A woman binds a man with crying;
2.) A woman binds a man with |laughter::smile [hasita]|;
3.) A woman binds a man with |talk::speech [bhaṇita]|;
4.) A woman binds a man with |deportment::conduct, behavior [ākappa]|;
5.) A woman binds a man with a |gift::a present such as flowers or fruits, lit. broken off from the wood [vanabhaṅga]|;
6.) A woman binds a man with |scent::fragrance [gandha]|;
7.) A woman binds a man with |taste::flavor [rasa]|;
8.) A woman binds a man with touch.
These, bhikkhus, are the eight ways in which a woman binds a man. And, bhikkhus, those beings who are bound by touch are thoroughly bound.”
“Aṭṭhahi, bhikkhave, ākārehi itthī purisaṁ bandhati. Katamehi aṭṭhahi?
Ruṇṇena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;hasitena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
bhaṇitena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
ākappena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
vanabhaṅgena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
gandhena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
rasena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati;
phassena, bhikkhave, itthī purisaṁ bandhati.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhahākārehi itthī purisaṁ bandhati. Te, bhikkhave, sattā subaddhā, ye phassena baddhā”ti.