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Yokes

Aṅguttara Nikāya
Dasakanipātapāḷi
Paṭhamapaṇṇāsakaṃ
Nāthavaggo
Saṃyojanasuttaṃ
AN10.13

'These ten, almsmen, are yokes. Which ten?

The yokes, five with a share in the downward;
The yokes, five with a share in the upward.

Which yokes are the five with a share in the downward?

  1. view on embodiment
  2. unclarity
  3. superstition
  4. desire for lust
  5. anger

These yokes are the five with a share in the downward.

Which yokes are the five with a share in the upward?

  1. passion for form
  2. passion for formlessness
  3. esteem
  4. excitement
  5. not knowing

These yokes are the five with a share in the upward.

OK these, almsmen, are the ten yokes.'