Related:: [[Magga Phala]], [[Kilesa]] # Saṃyojana (10 Fetters) > [!info] Which 10? > 1. [[Sakkaya-ditthi|Sakkāya-diṭṭhi]] — **Believing that this body and mind is "me" and "mine"** — i.e. the [[Pancupadanakkhandha|5 Aggregates]] is "mine", "belongs to me", and "myself" > 2. [[Vicikiccha|Vicikicchā]] — **Skeptical doubt** (towards [[Buddha]], [[Dhamma]], and [[Sangha]]) > 3. Sīlabbata-parāmāsa — **Clinging to rites and rituals (ethics & vows) (as the ultimate means for liberation)** > 4. [[Kamacchanda|Kāmacchanda]] — **Sensual desire** > 5. [[Byapada|Byāpāda]] — **Ill will** — including small irritations up to rage > 6. Rūparāgo — **Attachment for staying in Rupa (1-4) [[Jhana|Jhāna]]** > 7. Arūparāgo — **Attachment for staying in Arupa (5-8) [[Jhana|Jhāna]]** > 8. Māna — **Conceit** — A very subtle "I am" feeling still exists, and makes one feels "proud" about knowing deep Dhamma. > 9. [[Uddhacca-kukkucca|Uddhacca]] — **Restlessness** (for attaining liberation) > 10. [[Avijja]] — **Ignorance** ## Relationship to the [[Magga Phala|4 Fruits]] ![[10-fetters-wiki.png]] ^10-fetters-diagram (Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetter_(Buddhism))) ## 1. [[Sakkaya-ditthi|Sakkāya-diṭṭhi]] ![[MN44 Cūḷavedallasutta#^sakkhaya-ditthi-hoti]] ## Videos - (Great video on Sīlabbata-parāmāsa) More wrong views due to attachment ([Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSs8IGjB0Kc)) ## Suttas - [[AN3.86 Paṭhamasikkhāsutta]] - AN3.87 Dutiyasikkhāsutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an3.87/en/sujato)) - AN3.88 Tatiyasikkhāsutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an3.88/en/sujato)) - AN9.12 Saupādisesasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an9.12/en/sujato)) - 9 Types of person with different residue (Saupādisesa) left - AN4.131 Saṁyojanasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an4.131/en/sujato)) - 10 Fetters and 3 Fruits (2 types of Anagami, and Arahat) - [[MN64 Mahāmālukyasutta]] - Buddha refuted a naive understanding about the 5 Lower fetters, using the "Simile of the infant", and explained how they are given up using the "Simile of the tree" (to reach **Anagami**), and a simile of how only a strong person (with a confident and decided mind) can do it #simile/buddha - It also showed that all Jhanas could be used as a foundation for Vipassana, and one could reach Anagami with just the 1st Jhana - [[MN2 Sabbāsavasutta]] - Give up 3 lower fetters by "seeing"