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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?

• view of embodiment
• unclarity
• superstition
• lustful desire
• anger

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

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

• passion for form
• passion for formlessness
• esteem
• agitation
• not knowing

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

OK these, almsmen, are the ten yokes.'