Clinging
Upādāna Sutta (SN 22:121)
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 what, monks, are clingable phenomena? What is clinging?
“Form is a clingable phenomenon. Any desire-passion related to it, is clinging related to it.
“Feeling is a clingable phenomenon. Any desire-passion related to it, is clinging related to it.
“Perception is a clingable phenomenon. Any desire-passion related to it, is clinging related to it.
“Fabrications are clingable phenomena. Any desire-passion related to them, is clinging related to them.
“Consciousness is a clingable phenomenon. Any desire-passion related to it, is clinging related to it.
“These are called clingable phenomena. This is clinging.”
See also: MN 44; MN 109; SN 22:48; SN 27:1–10; SN 35:191