1At Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, when what exists, by clinging to what, by adhering to what, do the fetters, adherences, and shackles arise?" [n.237] Spk-pṭ explains adherences (abhinivesa) as craving, conceit, and views, and shackles (vinibandha) as the mental shackles of not being devoid of lust for form, etc. (see MN I 101,28–102,16). Holding (ajjhosāna), in the next sutta, is defined by Spk-pṭ as craving and views.

"Venerable sir, our teachings are rooted in the Blessed One … ."

"When there is form, bhikkhus, by clinging to form, by adhering to form, the fetters, adherences, and shackles arise. When there is feeling … perception … volitional formations … consciousness, by clinging to consciousness, by adhering to consciousness, the fetters, adherences, and shackles arise." …

"Seeing thus … He understands: ‘ … there is no more for this state of being.’" sn.iii.187

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. "Kismiṁ nu kho, bhikkhave, sati, kiṁ upādāya, kiṁ abhinivissa uppajjanti saṁyojanābhinivesavinibandhā"ti? Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā … pe … "rūpe kho, bhikkhave, sati, rūpaṁ upādāya, rūpaṁ abhinivissa uppajjanti saṁyojanābhinivesavinibandhā. Vedanāya sati … saññāya sati … saṅkhāresu sati … viññāṇe sati, viññāṇaṁ upādāya, viññāṇaṁ abhinivissa uppajjanti saṁyojanābhinivesavinibandhā. Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave, rūpaṁ niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā"ti? "Aniccaṁ, bhante". "Yaṁ panāniccaṁ … pe … api nu taṁ anupādāya uppajjeyyuṁ saṁyojanābhinivesavinibandhā"ti? "No hetaṁ, bhante" … pe … "evaṁ passaṁ … pe … nāparaṁ itthattāyāti pajānātī"ti.

Aṭṭhamaṁ.