The Buddha teaches on things that tighten fetters, applying the analysis of the five aggregates—form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness—to insight and release.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
“Saṁyojaniye ca, bhikkhave, dhamme desessāmi saṁyojanañca. Taṁ suṇātha.
Katame ca, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyā dhammā, katamaṁ saṁyojanaṁ?
Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyo dhammo; yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ.
Vedanā …pe…
saññā …
saṅkhārā …
viññāṇaṁ saṁyojaniyo dhammo; yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ.
Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyā dhammā, idaṁ saṁyojanan”ti.
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
“Saṁyojaniye ca, bhikkhave, dhamme desessāmi saṁyojanañca.
“Mendicants, I will teach you the things that tighten the fetters, and the fetter.
Taṁ suṇātha.
Listen …
Katame ca, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyā dhammā, katamaṁ saṁyojanaṁ?
What are the things that tighten the fetters? And what is the fetter?
Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyo dhammo;
Form is something that tightens the fetters.
yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ.
The desire and greed for it is the fetter.
Vedanā …pe…
Feeling …
saññā …
Perception …
saṅkhārā …
Choices …
viññāṇaṁ saṁyojaniyo dhammo;
Consciousness is something that tightens the fetters.
yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ.
The desire and greed for it is the fetter.
Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyā dhammā, idaṁ saṁyojanan”ti.
These are called the things that tighten the fetters, and this is the fetter.”
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026