1.1Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā ca sāriputto āyasmā ca mahākoṭṭhiko bārāṇasiyaṁ viharanti isipatane migadāye.At one time Venerable Sāriputta and Venerable Mahākoṭṭhita were staying near Varanasi in the deer park at Isipatana.1.2Atha kho āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yenāyasmā sāriputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā sāriputtena saddhiṁ sammodi.Then in the late afternoon, Venerable Mahākoṭṭhita came out of retreat, went to Venerable Sāriputta, and exchanged greetings with him.1.3Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ etadavoca:When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to Sāriputta:

2.1PTS 4.163“Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso sāriputta, cakkhu rūpānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, rūpā cakkhussa saṁyojanaṁ …pe…“Reverend Sāriputta, which is it? Is the eye the fetter of sights, or are sights the fetter of the eye?2.2jivhā rasānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, rasā jivhāya saṁyojanaṁ …pe…Is the ear … nose … tongue … body …2.3mano dhammānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, dhammā manassa saṁyojanan”ti?mind the fetter of ideas, or are ideas the fetter of the mind?”

3.1“Na kho, āvuso koṭṭhika, cakkhu rūpānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, na rūpā cakkhussa saṁyojanaṁ.“Reverend Koṭṭhita, the eye is not the fetter of sights, nor are sights the fetter of the eye.3.2Yañca tattha tadubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati chandarāgo taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ …pe…The fetter there is the desire and greed that arises from the pair of them.3.3na jivhā rasānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, na rasā jivhāya saṁyojanaṁ.The ear … nose … tongue … body …3.4Yañca tattha tadubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati chandarāgo taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ …pe…3.5na mano dhammānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, na dhammā manassa saṁyojanaṁ.mind is not the fetter of ideas, nor are ideas the fetter of the mind.3.6Yañca tattha tadubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati chandarāgo taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ.The fetter there is the desire and greed that arises from the pair of them.

4.1Seyyathāpi, āvuso, kāḷo ca balībaddo odāto ca balībaddo ekena dāmena vā yottena vā saṁyuttā assu.Suppose there was a black ox and a white ox yoked by a single harness or yoke.4.2Yo nu kho evaṁ vadeyya:Would it be right to say that4.3‘kāḷo balībaddo odātassa balībaddassa saṁyojanaṁ, odāto balībaddo kāḷassa balībaddassa saṁyojanan’ti, sammā nu kho so vadamāno vadeyyā”ti?the black ox is the yoke of the white ox, or the white ox is the yoke of the black ox?”

4.4“No hetaṁ, āvuso”.“No, reverend.¹4.5“Na kho, āvuso, kāḷo balībaddo odātassa balībaddassa saṁyojanaṁ, na odāto balībaddo kāḷassa balībaddassa saṁyojanaṁ.The black ox is not the yoke of the white ox, nor is the white ox the yoke of the black ox.4.6Yena ca kho te ekena dāmena vā yottena vā saṁyuttā taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ.The yoke there is the single harness or yoke that they’re yoked by.”

5.1Evameva kho, āvuso, na cakkhu rūpānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, na rūpā cakkhussa saṁyojanaṁ.“In the same way, the eye is not the fetter of sights, nor are sights the fetter of the eye.5.2Yañca tattha tadubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati chandarāgo taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ …pe…The fetter there is the desire and greed that arises from the pair of them.5.3na jivhā rasānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ …pe…The ear … nose … tongue … body …5.4na mano dhammānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, na dhammā manassa saṁyojanaṁ.mind is not the fetter of ideas, nor are ideas the fetter of the mind.5.5Yañca tattha tadubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ.The fetter there is the desire and greed that arises from the pair of them.

6.1PTS 4.164Cakkhu vā, āvuso, rūpānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ abhavissa, rūpā vā cakkhussa saṁyojanaṁ, nayidaṁ brahmacariyavāso paññāyetha sammā dukkhakkhayāya.If the eye were the fetter of sights, or if sights were the fetter of the eye, this living of the spiritual life for the complete ending of suffering would not be found.6.2Yasmā ca kho, āvuso, na cakkhu rūpānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, na rūpā cakkhussa saṁyojanaṁ;However, since this is not the case, but6.3yañca tattha tadubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ, tasmā brahmacariyavāso paññāyati sammā dukkhakkhayāya …pe….the fetter there is the desire and greed that arises from the pair of them, this living of the spiritual life for the complete ending of suffering is found.

7.1Jivhā, āvuso, rasānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ abhavissa, rasā vā jivhāya saṁyojanaṁ, nayidaṁ brahmacariyavāso paññāyetha sammā dukkhakkhayāya.If the ear … nose … tongue … body …7.2Yasmā ca kho, āvuso, na jivhā rasānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, na rasā jivhāya saṁyojanaṁ; yañca tattha tadubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ, tasmā brahmacariyavāso paññāyati sammā dukkhakkhayāya …pe….8.1Mano vā, āvuso, dhammānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ abhavissa, dhammā vā manassa saṁyojanaṁ, nayidaṁ brahmacariyavāso paññāyetha sammā dukkhakkhayāya.mind were the fetter of ideas, or if ideas were the fetter of the mind, this living of the spiritual life for the complete ending of suffering would not be found.8.2Yasmā ca kho, āvuso, na mano dhammānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, na dhammā manassa saṁyojanaṁ;However, since this is not the case, but8.3yañca tattha tadubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ, tasmā brahmacariyavāso paññāyati sammā dukkhakkhayāya.the fetter there is the desire and greed that arises from the pair of them, this living of the spiritual life for the complete ending of suffering is found.

9.1Imināpetaṁ, āvuso, pariyāyena veditabbaṁ yathā na cakkhu rūpānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, na rūpā cakkhussa saṁyojanaṁ.This too is a way to understand how this is so.9.2Yañca tattha tadubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ …pe…9.3na jivhā rasānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ …pe…9.4na mano dhammānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, na dhammā manassa saṁyojanaṁ.9.5Yañca tattha tadubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ.

10.1PTS 4.165Saṁvijjati kho, āvuso, bhagavato cakkhu.The Buddha has an eye10.2Passati bhagavā cakkhunā rūpaṁ.with which he sees a sight.10.3Chandarāgo bhagavato natthi.But he has no desire and greed,10.4Suvimuttacitto bhagavā.for his mind is well freed.10.5Saṁvijjati kho, āvuso, bhagavato sotaṁ.The Buddha has an ear …10.6Suṇāti bhagavā sotena saddaṁ.10.7Chandarāgo bhagavato natthi.10.8Suvimuttacitto bhagavā.10.9Saṁvijjati kho, āvuso, bhagavato ghānaṁ.nose …10.10Ghāyati bhagavā ghānena gandhaṁ.10.11Chandarāgo bhagavato natthi.10.12Suvimuttacitto bhagavā.10.13Saṁvijjati kho, āvuso, bhagavato jivhā.tongue …10.14Sāyati bhagavā jivhāya rasaṁ.10.15Chandarāgo bhagavato natthi.10.16Suvimuttacitto bhagavā.10.17Saṁvijjati kho, āvuso, bhagavato kāyo.The Buddha has a body10.18Phusati bhagavā kāyena phoṭṭhabbaṁ.with which he senses touch.10.19Chandarāgo bhagavato natthi.But he has no desire and greed,10.20Suvimuttacitto bhagavā.for his mind is well freed.10.21Saṁvijjati kho, āvuso, bhagavato mano.The Buddha has a mind

10.22Vijānāti bhagavā manasā dhammaṁ.with which he knows ideas.10.23Chandarāgo bhagavato natthi.But he has no desire and greed,10.24Suvimuttacitto bhagavā.for his mind is well freed.

11.1Iminā kho etaṁ, āvuso, pariyāyena veditabbaṁ yathā na cakkhu rūpānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, na rūpā cakkhussa saṁyojanaṁ;This too is a way to understand how the eye is not the fetter of sights, nor are sights the fetter of the eye.11.2yañca tattha tadubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ.The fetter there is the desire and greed that arises from the pair of them.11.3Na sotaṁ …The ear …11.4na ghānaṁ …nose …11.5na jivhā rasānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, na rasā jivhāya saṁyojanaṁ;tongue …11.6yañca tattha tadubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati chandarāgo taṁ tattha saṁyojanaṁ.11.7Na kāyo …body …11.8na mano dhammānaṁ saṁyojanaṁ, na dhammā manassa saṁyojanaṁ;mind is not the fetter of ideas, nor are ideas the fetter of the mind.11.9yañca tattha tadubhayaṁ paṭicca uppajjati chandarāgo, taṁ tattha saṁyojanan”ti.The fetter there is the desire and greed that arises from the pair of them.”

11.10Pañcamaṁ.