Fetter (Buddhism)

Translations of
saṃyojana
Englishfetter
Sanskritसंयोजन
(IAST: saṃyojana)
Palisaṃyojana
Bengaliবন্ধন
(bandhana)
Burmeseသံယောဇဉ်
(MLCTS: san yaw jain)
Chinese
(Pinyin: jié)
Indonesianbelenggu
Japanese
(Rōmaji: yui)
Korean
(RR: gyeol)
Laoປຸຖຸຊົນ
(pu thu son)
Thaiสังโยชน์
(IPA: sǎŋ jôːt)
Vietnamesekiết sử
Glossary of Buddhism

In Buddhism, a mental fetter, chain or bond (Pāli: samyojana, Sanskrit: संयोजना, romanizedsaṃyojana) shackles a sentient being to saṃsāra, the cycle of lives with dukkha. By cutting through all fetters, one attains nibbāna (Pali; Skt.: निर्वाण, nirvāa).