SN 50.99–108 — Another Series on Floods, Etc.

“Mendicants, there are five higher fetters. What five? Desire for rebirth in the realm of luminous form, desire for rebirth in the formless realm, conceit, restlessness, and ignorance. These are the five higher fetters. The five powers should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters. What five? A mendicant develops the powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom, which culminate in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion. These five powers should be developed for the direct knowledge, complete understanding, finishing, and giving up of these five higher fetters.” Floods, yokes, grasping, ties, and underlying tendencies, kinds of sensual stimulation, hindrances, aggregates, and fetters high and low. The Linked Discourses on the Powers, the sixth section. Linked Discourses on the Bases of Psychic Power Contents The Chapter at the Cāpāla Shrine SN 51.1 From the Near Shore Apārasutta SN 51.2 Missed Out Viraddhasutta SN 51.3 A Noble One Ariyasutta SN 51.4 Disillusionment Nibbidāsutta SN 51.5 Partly Iddhipadesasutta SN 51.6 Completely Samattasutta SN 51.7 A Mendicant Bhikkhusutta SN 51.8 Awakened Buddhasutta SN 51.9 Knowledge Ñāṇasutta SN 51.10 At the Cāpāla Shrine Cetiyasutta The Chapter on Shaking the Stilt Longhouse SN 51.11 Before Pubbasutta SN 51.12 Very Fruitful Mahapphalasutta SN 51.13 Immersion Due to Enthusiasm Chandasamādhisutta SN 51.14 With Moggallāna Moggallānasutta SN 51.15 The Brahmin Uṇṇābha Uṇṇābhabrāhmaṇasutta SN 51.16 Ascetics and Brahmins (1st) Paṭhamasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta SN 51.17 Ascetics and Brahmins (2nd) Dutiyasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta SN 51.18 A Mendicant Bhikkhusutta SN 51.19 A Teaching on Psychic Power, Etc. Iddhādidesanāsutta SN 51.20 Analysis Vibhaṅgasutta The Chapter on the Iron Ball SN 51.21 The Path Maggasutta SN 51.22 The Iron Ball Ayoguḷasutta SN 51.23 A Mendicant Bhikkhusutta SN 51.24 Plain Version Suddhikasutta SN 51.25 Fruits (1st) Paṭhamaphalasutta SN 51.26 Fruits (2nd) Dutiyaphalasutta SN 51.27 With Ānanda (1st) Paṭhamaānandasutta SN 51.28 With Ānanda (2nd) Dutiyaānandasutta SN 51.29 Several Mendicants (1st) Paṭhamabhikkhusutta SN 51.30 Several Mendicants (2nd) Dutiyabhikkhusutta SN 51.31 About Moggallāna Moggallānasutta SN 51.32 The Realized One Tathāgatasutta The Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges SN 51.33–44 The Ganges River, Etc. Gaṅgāpeyyālavagga The Chapter on Diligence SN 51.45–54 Diligence Appamādavagga The Chapter on Hard Work SN 51.55–66 Hard Work Balakaraṇīyavagga The Chapter on Searches SN 51.67–76 Searches Esanāvagga The Chapter on Floods SN 51.77–86 Floods, Etc. Oghavagga The Chapter at the Cāpāla Shrine