SN 22.120 · Saṁyojaniyasutta
At Sāvatthī.
“Mendicants, I will teach you the things that tighten the fetters, and the fetter. Listen …
What are the things that tighten the fetters? And what is the fetter?
Form is something that tightens the fetters. The desire and greed for it is the fetter.
Feeling …
Perception …
Choices …
Consciousness is something that tightens the fetters. The desire and greed for it is the fetter.
These are called the things that tighten the fetters, and this is the fetter.”
Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato · SuttaCentral · CC0
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