FETTER

Fetter

In Buddhism, a mental fetter, chain or bond shackles a sentient being to sasāra, the cycle of lives with dukkha. By cutting through all fetters, one attains nibbāna .

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fetter

Noun

  1. A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).
  2. Anything that restricts or restrains.

Verb

  1. To shackle or bind up with fetters
  2. To restrain or impede; to hamper.


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