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# Iti 96 · uttaka 96
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/iti-96/
- Published: 2026-06-01T01:33:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:44:48.000Z
- Description: Itivuttaka · Iti 96. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Itivuttaka, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:33

*This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard:* “Tied by the yoke of sensuality & the yoke of becoming, monks, one is a returner, returning to this state. Untied from the yoke of sensuality but tied by the yoke of becoming, one is a non-returner, not returning to this state. Untied from \[both\] the yoke of sensuality & from the yoke of becoming, one is an Arahant whose effluents are ended.”

Tied by both

the yoke of sensuality

& the yoke of becoming,

beings go to the wandering-on

leading to birth

& death.

Those who’ve abandoned the sensual

without reaching the ending of effluents,

are tied by the yoke of becoming,

are said to be Non-returners.

While those who’ve cut off doubt

have no more conceit

or further becoming.

They who have reached

the ending of effluents,

while in the world

have gone 

beyond.

See also: [AN 2:36](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-2-36/); [AN 4:10](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-4-10/)

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