सीलब्बत-परामास
Sīlabbata-parāmāsa
Adherence to rites and rituals / Grasping at rules and vows
戒禁取見
Grammar 語法
compound: sīlabbata (virtue and vows — sīla + vata) + parāmāsa (grasping — from parāmasati)
Definition 釋義
The third fetter — the wrong belief that liberation can be attained through mere rituals, ceremonies, rules, or vows without developing the path of insight. This includes views like: animal sacrifices purify the mind, bathing in holy rivers removes kamma, or that mere rule-following (without understanding) leads to liberation. It is distinguished from sīla itself — ethical virtue is essential and not a fetter — the fetter is the grasping of form-without-substance. Destroyed at stream-entry.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Sīlabbataparāmāso saṃyojanaṃ ti vuccati.
Adherence to rites and rituals is called a fetter.
Source: MN 64 (Mahāmālunkya Sutta)
At a Glance
- Pali
- Sīlabbata-parāmāsa
- IAST
- Śīlavrata-parāmarśa
- Devanagari
- सीलब्बत-परामास
- Chinese
- 戒禁取見
- Difficulty
- advanced
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