1.1“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi, yo evaṁ bhāvito bahulīkato saṁyojanīyānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya saṁvattati, yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, satta bojjhaṅgā.“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that, when it is developed and cultivated like this, leads to giving up the things that tighten the fetters like the seven awakening factors.1.2Katame satta?What seven?1.3Satisambojjhaṅgo …pe… upekkhāsambojjhaṅgo.The awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity.1.4Kathaṁ bhāvitā ca, bhikkhave, satta bojjhaṅgā kathaṁ bahulīkatā saṁyojanīyānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya saṁvattanti?And how are the seven awakening factors developed and cultivated so as to lead to giving up the things that tighten the fetters?

2.1Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ …pe…It’s when a mendicant develops the awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion,2.2upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ.and equanimity, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go.2.3Evaṁ bhāvitā kho, bhikkhave, satta bojjhaṅgā evaṁ bahulīkatā saṁyojanīyānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya saṁvattanti.That’s how the seven awakening factors are developed and cultivated so as to lead to giving up the things that tighten the fetters.¹

3.1PTS 5.89Katame ca, bhikkhave, saṁyojanīyā dhammā?And what are the things that tighten the fetters?3.2Cakkhu, bhikkhave, saṁyojanīyo dhammo.The eye is something that tightens the fetters.3.3Etthete uppajjanti saṁyojanavinibandhā ajjhosānā …pe…This is where these fetters, shackles, and attachments arise.3.4jivhā saṁyojanīyā dhammā.The ear … nose … tongue … body …3.5Etthete uppajjanti saṁyojanavinibandhā ajjhosānā …pe…3.6mano saṁyojanīyo dhammo.mind is something that tightens the fetters.3.7Etthete uppajjanti saṁyojanavinibandhā ajjhosānā.This is where these fetters, shackles, and attachments arise.3.8Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, saṁyojanīyā dhammā”ti.These are called the things that tighten the fetters.”

3.9Navamaṁ.