Ten Fetters
The Ten Fetters are known as the 'Dasa Sanyojana. They are: 1. Sakkhayaditti [personality belief; 2. Vicikiccha [skeptical doubt]; 3. Silabbhataparamasa [adherence to wrongful rites]; 4. Kamaraga [sensual desire]; 5. Patigha [ill-will, hatred]; 6. Ruparaga [attachment to form realms]; 7. Aruparaga [attachment to formless realms]; 8. Mana [conceit, arrogance, self assertion, pride] 9. Vichicca [ restlessness, turmoil of mind]; and 10.Avijja [ ignorance of the Dhamma prevents us from seeing the real nature of things]. Fetter that binds the mind to the cycle of rebirth (see vatta) - self-identification views (sakkaya-ditthi), uncertainty (vicikiccha), grasping at precepts and practices (silabbata-paramasa); sensual passion (kama-raga), resistance (vyapada); passion for form (rupa-raga), passion for formless phenomena (arupa-raga), conceit (mana), restlessness (uddhacca), and unawareness (avijja).
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