“Bhikkhus, there are these ten fetters. What ten? The five lower fetters and the five higher fetters. And what are the five lower fetters? Personal-existence view, doubt, wrong grasp of behavior and observances, sensual desire, and ill will. These are the five lower fetters. And what are the five higher fetters? Lust for form, lust for the formless, conceit, restlessness, and ignorance. These are the five higher fetters. These, bhikkhus, are the ten fetters.”
an.10.13 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)
Fetters
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
Fetters
“Mendicants, there are ten fetters.What ten?
The five lower fetters and the five higher fetters.
What are the five lower fetters?
Identity view, doubt, misapprehension of precepts and observances, sensual desire, and ill will.
These are the five lower fetters.
What are the five higher fetters?
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.
These are the ten fetters.”