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The Fetter of Craving

Taṇhāsaṁyojanasutta

Fettered with the fetter of craving, beings go wandering and transmigrating on for a long, long time.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Itivuttaka 15So It Was Said 15
  • 0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
  • 0.3DutiyavaggaChapter Two

0.4TaṇhāsaṁyojanasuttaThe Fetter of Craving

1.1Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

2.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekasaṁyojanampi samanupassāmi yena saṁyojanena saṁyuttā sattā dīgharattaṁ sandhāvanti saṁsaranti yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, taṇhāsaṁyojanaṁ.“Mendicants, I do not see a single fetter, fettered by which people wander and transmigrate for a long time like the fetter of craving.2.2Taṇhāsaṁyojanena hi, bhikkhave, saṁyuttā sattā dīgharattaṁ sandhāvanti saṁsarantī”ti.Fettered by craving, people wander and transmigrate for a long time.”

2.3Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.2.4Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

3.1“Taṇhādutiyo puriso,“Craving is a person’s partner3.2dīghamaddhāna saṁsaraṁ;as they transmigrate on this long journey.3.3Itthabhāvaññathābhāvaṁ,They go from this state to another,3.4saṁsāraṁ nātivattati.but don’t escape transmigration.

4.1Etamādīnavaṁ ñatvā,Knowing this danger,4.2Taṇhaṁ dukkhassa sambhavaṁ;that craving is the cause of suffering—4.3Vītataṇho anādāno,rid of craving, free of grasping,4.4Sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.a mendicant would wander mindful.”

5.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

5.2Pañcamaṁ.