Ten Fetters

Saṁyojana: a fetter that binds the mind to the cycle of rebirth:

  • self-identification view (sakkāya-diṭṭhi) that identifies any of the skandhas as a self
  • doubt and uncertainty (vicikiccha)
  • clinging to rites and rituals (sīlabbata-parāmāsa)
  • sensual passion (kāma-rāga)
  • aversion (vyāpāda)
  • desire to be reborn in a realm of luminous form (rūpa-rāga)
  • desire to be reborn in a formless realm (arūpa-rāga)
  • conceit (māna)
  • restlessness (uddhacca),
  • ignorance (avijjā)