SN 48.169–178Another Chapter on Floods
Pāli / Sanskrit:Punaoghavagga
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– Linked Discourses 48.169–178
– 15. Another Chapter on Floods
Another Series on Floods, Etc.
“Mendicants, there are five higher fetters. What five? Desire for rebirth in the realm of luminous form, desire for rebirth in the formless realm, conceit, restlessness, and ignorance. These are the five higher fetters.
The five faculties should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters. What five? It’s when a mendicant develops the faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom, which culminate in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion.
These five faculties should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters.”
The Linked Discourses on the Faculties is the fourth section.
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