The Buddha teaches how contemplating the six sense bases leads to the fading away of the fetters and the ending of suffering.

SN 35.54 Giving Up Fetters

“Kathaṁ nu kho, bhante, jānato, kathaṁ passato, saṁyojanā pahīyantī”ti?

“Cakkhuṁ kho, bhikkhu, aniccato jānato passato saṁyojanā pahīyanti. Rūpecakkhuviññāṇaṁcakkhusamphassaṁyampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi aniccato jānato passato saṁyojanā pahīyanti. Sotaṁghānaṁjivhaṁkāyaṁmanaṁdhammemanoviññāṇaṁmanosamphassaṁyampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi aniccato jānato passato saṁyojanā pahīyanti. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, jānato evaṁ passato saṁyojanā pahīyantī”ti.

Dutiyaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Kathaṁ nu kho, bhante, jānato, kathaṁ passato, saṁyojanā pahīyantī”ti?

“Sir, how does one know and see so that the fetters are given up?”

“Cakkhuṁ kho, bhikkhu, aniccato jānato passato saṁyojanā pahīyanti.

“Mendicant, knowing and seeing the eye as impermanent, the fetters are given up …”

Rūpe

cakkhuviññāṇaṁ

cakkhusamphassaṁ

yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi aniccato jānato passato saṁyojanā pahīyanti.

Sotaṁ

ghānaṁ

jivhaṁ

kāyaṁ

manaṁ

dhamme

manoviññāṇaṁ

manosamphassaṁ

yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi aniccato jānato passato saṁyojanā pahīyanti.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, jānato evaṁ passato saṁyojanā pahīyantī”ti.

Dutiyaṁ.

Topics & Qualities:

Giving

Giving

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

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