Saṃyutta Nikāya
IV. Saḷāyatana Vagga
35: Saḷāyatana Saṃyutta
Paññāsako Dutiyo
5. Saḷa Vagga
Sutta 110
Upādāna Suttaṃ
Clinging
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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[1][pts] Near Sāvatthī. There the Blessed One said, "Monks, I will teach you clingable phenomena & clinging. Listen & pay close attention. I will speak."
"As you say, lord," the monks responded to him.
The Blessed One said, "And which, monks, are clingable phenomena? Which is the clinging?
"The eye is a clingable phenomenon. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.
"The ear is a clingable phenomenon. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.
"The nose is a clingable phenomenon. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.
"The tongue is a clingable phenomenon. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.
"The body is a clingable phenomenon. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.
"The intellect is a clingable phenomenon. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.
"These are called clingable phenomena. This is the clinging."
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