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 which, monks, are clingable phenomena? Which is the clinging?
“Form is a clingable phenomenon. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.
“Feeling is a clingable phenomenon. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.
“Perception is a clingable phenomenon. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.
“Fabrications are clingable phenomena. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.
“Consciousness is a clingable phenomenon. Whatever desire-passion is there, that is the clinging there.
“These are called clingable phenomena. This is the clinging.”