Linked Discourses 22.121 12. A Dhamma speaker Things That Fuel Grasping (SN22.121)

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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“Upādāniye ca, bhikkhave, dhamme desessāmi upādānañca.

“Mendicants, I will teach you the things that fuel grasping, and the grasping.

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Taṁ suṇātha.

Listen …

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Katame ca, bhikkhave, upādāniyā dhammā, katamaṁ upādānaṁ?

What are the things that fuel grasping? And what is the grasping?

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Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, upādāniyo dhammo,

Form is something that fuels grasping.

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yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha upādānaṁ.

The desire and greed for it is the grasping.

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Vedanā …pe…

Feeling …

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saññā …

Perception …

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saṅkhārā …

Choices …

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viññāṇaṁ upādāniyo dhammo;

Consciousness is something that fuels grasping.

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yo tattha chandarāgo, taṁ tattha upādānaṁ.

The desire and greed for it is the grasping.

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Ime vuccanti, bhikkhave, upādāniyā dhammā, idaṁ upādānan”ti.

These are called the things that fuel grasping, and this is the grasping.”

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Navamaṁ.