In Buddhism, a mental fetter, chain or bond (samyojana) shackles a sentient being to saṃsāra, the cycle of lives with dukkha. By cutting through all fetters, one attains nibbāna (nirvāṇa).
Personal-existence view
doubt
wrong grasp of behavior and observances
sensual desire
ill will
Lust for form
lust for the formless
conceit
restlessness
ignorance
Saṁyojanasutta—Bhikkhu Bodhi
https://suttacentral.net/an10.13
Aṅguttara Nikāya
The Book of the Tens
10.13. Fetters
“Bhikkhus, there are these ten fetters. What ten? The five lower fetters and the five higher fetters. And what are the five lower fetters? Personal-existence view, doubt, wrong grasp of behavior and observances, sensual desire, and ill will. These are the five lower fetters. And what are the five higher fetters? Lust for form, lust for the formless, conceit, restlessness, and ignorance. These are the five higher fetters. These, bhikkhus, are the ten fetters.”
