11/25/2019 Upadana Sutta: Clinging » Tipitaka » Samyutta Nikaya » SN 22 » Search SN 22.121 PTS: S iii 167 CDB i 970 Upadana Sutta: Clinging translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu © 1997 The updated version is freely available at X This version of the text might be out of date. Please click here for more information At Savatthi. There the Blessed One said, "Monks, I will teach you clingable phenomena & clinging. Listen & pay close attention. I will speak." "As you say, lord," the monks responded. The Blessed One said, "And what, monks, are clingable phenomena? What is clinging? "Form is a clingable phenomenon. Any desire-passion related to it, is clinging related to it. "Feeling is a clingable phenomenon. Any desire-passion related to it, is clinging related to it. "Perception is a clingable phenomenon. Any desire-passion related to it, is clinging related to it. "Fabrications are clingable phenomena. Any desire-passion related to them, is clinging related to them. "Consciousness is a clingable phenomenon. Any desire-passion related to it, is clinging related to it. "These are called clingable phenomena. This is clinging." ©1997 Thanissaro Bhikkhu. The text of this page ("Upadana Sutta: Clinging", by Thanissaro Bhikkhu) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. Documents linked from this page may be subject to other restrictions. Transcribed from a file provided by the translator. Last revised for Access to Insight on 30 November 2013. How to cite this document (a suggested style): "Upadana Sutta: Clinging" (SN 22.121), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (BCBS Edition), 30 November 2013, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn22/sn22.121.than.html . https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn22/sn22.121.than.html 1/2 11/25/2019 Upadana Sutta: Clinging Help | Site map | About | Contact | Terms of use Access to Insight is owned and managed by the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn22/sn22.121.than.html 2/2.