The Buddha teaches how contemplating the six sense bases leads to the fading away of the fetters and the ending of suffering.
“Saṁyojaniye ca, bhikkhave, dhamme desessāmi saṁyojanañca. Taṁ suṇātha.
Katame ca, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyā dhammā, katamañca saṁyojanaṁ? Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyo dhammo. Yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ …pe…
jivhā saṁyojaniyo dhammo …pe… mano saṁyojaniyo dhammo. Yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ. Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyā dhammā, idaṁ saṁyojanan”ti.
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“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, katamañca saṁyojanaṁ?
What are the things that tighten the fetters? And what is the fetter?
Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, saṁyojaniyo dhammo.
The eye is something that tightens the fetters.
Yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ …pe…
The desire and greed for it is the fetter.
jivhā saṁyojaniyo dhammo …pe…
The ear … nose … tongue … body …
mano saṁyojaniyo dhammo.
mind 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.”
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026