[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c17.97 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c17.97 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c17.97 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c17.97](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c17.97) \*\*Chapāṇa Sutta.\*\*—If a man were to catch six animals—a snake, a crocodile, a bird, a dog, a jackal and a monkey—and tether them with ropes, they would struggle to be free and to make off, each to his own range or pasture. So do a man’s six senses. If the animals are strongly tethered, they will, with time, grow weary and rest. So will the six senses if one practises attention to the body.¹ - [Previous: v1.c17.96](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c17.96) - [Next: v1.c17.98](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c17.98) - [Up: v1.c17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c17.97](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c17.97) · Pramāṇa