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

SN 35.55 Uprooting the Fetters

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

“Cakkhuṁ kho, bhikkhu, anattato jānato passato saṁyojanā samugghātaṁ gacchanti. Rūpe anattatocakkhuviññāṇaṁcakkhusamphassaṁyampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi anattato jānato passato saṁyojanā samugghātaṁ gacchanti. Sotaṁghānaṁjivhaṁkāyaṁmanaṁdhammemanoviññāṇaṁmanosamphassaṁyampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi anattato jānato passato saṁyojanā samugghātaṁ gacchanti. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, jānato evaṁ passato saṁyojanā samugghātaṁ gacchantī”ti.

Tatiyaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

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

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

“Cakkhuṁ kho, bhikkhu, anattato jānato passato saṁyojanā samugghātaṁ gacchanti.

“Mendicant, knowing and seeing the eye as not-self, the fetters are uprooted …”

Rūpe anattato

cakkhuviññāṇaṁ

cakkhusamphassaṁ

yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi anattato jānato passato saṁyojanā samugghātaṁ gacchanti.

Sotaṁ

ghānaṁ

jivhaṁ

kāyaṁ

manaṁ

dhamme

manoviññāṇaṁ

manosamphassaṁ

yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi anattato jānato passato saṁyojanā samugghātaṁ gacchanti.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, jānato evaṁ passato saṁyojanā samugghātaṁ gacchantī”ti.

Tatiyaṁ.

Qualities:

Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026