Minowani's Writings

on what the Buddha taught

Aṅguttara Nikāya
Dasakanipātapāḷi
Paṭhamapaṇṇāsakaṃ
Nāthavaggo
Saṃyojanasuttaṃ
AN10.13

'These ten are, almsmen, 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?
The 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.

These now are, almsmen, the ten yokes.'