{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn35.230/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn35.230","id":"suttacentral_sn35.230","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn35.230/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, suppose an angler was to cast a baited hook into a deep lake. Seeing the bait, a fish would swallow it. And so the fish that swallowed the hook would meet with tragedy and disaster, and the angler can do what he wants with it. In the same way, there are these six hooks in the world that mean tragedy and slaughter for living creatures. What six? There are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. If a mendicant approves, welcomes, and keeps clinging to them, they\u2019re called a mendicant who has swallowed M\u0101ra\u2019s hook. They\u2019ve met with tragedy and disaster, and the Wicked One can do with them what he wants. There are sounds \u2026 smells \u2026 tastes \u2026 touches \u2026 ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. If a mendicant approves, welcomes, and keeps clinging to them, they\u2019re called a mendicant who has swallowed M\u0101ra\u2019s hook. They\u2019ve met with tragedy and disaster, and the Wicked One can do with them what he wants. There are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. If a mendicant doesn\u2019t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them, they\u2019re called a mendicant who hasn\u2019t swallowed M\u0101ra\u2019s hook. They\u2019ve broken the hook, destroyed it. They haven\u2019t met with tragedy and disaster, and the Wicked One cannot do with them what he wants. There are sounds \u2026 smells \u2026 tastes \u2026 touches \u2026 ideas known by the mind, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. If a mendicant doesn\u2019t approve, welcome, and keep clinging to them, they\u2019re called a mendicant who hasn\u2019t swallowed M\u0101ra\u2019s hook. They\u2019ve broken the hook, destroyed it. They haven\u2019t met with tragedy and disaster, and the Wicked One cannot do with them what he wants.\u201d","title":"The Simile of the Angler","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":308}