Fetter (Buddhism)
| Translations of saṃyojana | |
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| English | fetter |
| Sanskrit | संयोजन (IAST: saṃyojana) |
| Pali | saṃyojana |
| Bengali | বন্ধন (bandhana) |
| Burmese | သံယောဇဉ် (MLCTS: san yaw jain) |
| Chinese | 結 (Pinyin: jié) |
| Indonesian | belenggu |
| Japanese | 結 (Rōmaji: yui) |
| Korean | 결 (RR: gyeol) |
| Lao | ປຸຖຸຊົນ (pu thu son) |
| Thai | สังโยชน์ (IPA: sǎŋ jôːt) |
| Vietnamese | kiết sử |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
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In Buddhism, a mental fetter, chain or bond (Pāli: samyojana, Sanskrit: संयोजना, romanized: saṃyojana) shackles a sentient being to saṃsāra, the cycle of lives with dukkha. By cutting through all fetters, one attains nibbāna (Pali; Skt.: निर्वाण, nirvāṇa).