Higher Fetters (SN46.130)

Linked Discourses 46.130

13. Floods

Higher Fetters

At Sāvatthī.

“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 seven awakening factors should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters.

What seven?

It’s when a mendicant develops the awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion,

and equanimity, which culminate in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion. …”

“… which have freedom from death as their objective, destination, and culmination …”

“… which slant, slope, and incline to extinguishment …

The seven awakening factors should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters.”