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# SN 22:121 · Clinging (Upādāna Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-22-121/
- Published: 2026-06-01T03:46:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:34:23.000Z
- Description: Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 22:121. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Saṁyutta Nikāya, Discourse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library

Near Sāvatthī. There the Blessed One said, “Monks, I will teach you clingable phenomena & clinging. Listen & pay close attention. I will speak.”

“As you say, lord,” the monks responded to him.

The Blessed One said, “And which, monks, are clingable phenomena? Which is the clinging?

“Form is a clingable phenomenon. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.

“Feeling is a clingable phenomenon. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.

“Perception is a clingable phenomenon. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.

“Fabrications are clingable phenomena. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.

“Consciousness is a clingable phenomenon. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.

“These are called clingable phenomena. This is the clinging.”

See also: [MN 44](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/mn-44/); [MN 109](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/mn-109/); [SN 22:48](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-22-48/); [SN 27:1–10](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-27-1/); [SN 35:110](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-35-110/); [SN 35:191](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-35-191/)

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