DiscoverSNSN 1–11SN 1SN 1.64

A deity engages the Buddha in verse on fetter, exploring a teaching on suffering, liberation, and the law of kamma.

SN 1.64 Fetter

“Kiṁsu saṁyojano loko,
kiṁsu tassa vicāraṇaṁ;
Kissassu vippahānena,
nibbānaṁ iti vuccatī”ti.

“Nandīsaṁyojano loko,
vitakkassa vicāraṇaṁ;
Taṇhāya vippahānena,
nibbānaṁ iti vuccatī”ti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Kiṁsu saṁyojano loko,

“What fetters the world?

kiṁsu tassa vicāraṇaṁ;

How does it travel about?

Kissassu vippahānena,

With the giving up of what

nibbānaṁ iti vuccatī”ti.

is extinguishment spoken of?”

“Nandīsaṁyojano loko,

“Delight fetters the world.

vitakkassa vicāraṇaṁ;

It travels about by means of thought.

Taṇhāya vippahānena,

With the giving up of craving

nibbānaṁ iti vuccatī”ti.

extinguishment is spoken of.”

Topics & Qualities:

Craving

Craving

☁️ dark quality

A driving ‘thirst’ that reaches out toward experiences, identities, or outcomes as the place to find satisfaction—“if only I had that.” It spins stories of lack, binds the mind to becoming, and invariably leads to suffering.

Also known as: wanting, yearning, longing, lit. thirst
Pāli: taṇha, abhijjhā
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Delight

Delight

☁️ dark quality

A mental quality of relishing and taking pleasure in what is experienced—especially in sensuality or the prospect of continued becoming. When it fastens onto gratification, it nourishes craving and keeps the mind circling around what it wants to experience again.

Also known as: relishing, enjoyment, taking pleasure
Pāli: nandi, ārāmatā
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Giving

Giving

topic
☀️ bright quality

The act of generosity, sharing, or offering to others without expecting anything in return. Giving is considered a foundational virtue in Buddhist practice, fostering selflessness and compassion.

Also known as: generosity, charity, donation, almsgiving, donating, philanthropy, providing with, gift with
Pāli: dāna
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Giving up

Giving up

☀️ bright quality

The mental quality of renunciation and release from attachment. It delights in simplicity and freedom rather than in sensual pleasure. Giving up is not loss but the joyful abandoning of burden, opening the way to peace and insight.

Also known as: renunciation, relinquishment, letting go, abandonment
Pāli: nekkhamma
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Last updated on July 27, 2026

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