Grounds for Knowledge (2nd)Dutiyañāṇavatthusutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Mendicants, I will teach seventy-seven grounds for knowledge.“Sattasattari vo, bhikkhave, ñāṇavatthūni desessāmi. Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

“Yes, sir,” they replied.“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. The Buddha said this:Bhagavā etadavoca:

“And what are the seventy-seven grounds for knowledge?“Katamāni, bhikkhave, sattasattari ñāṇavatthūni? The knowledge that rebirth is a requirement for old age and death,Jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇanti ñāṇaṁ; and the knowledge that when rebirth doesn’t exist, there is no old age and death.asati jātiyā natthi jarāmaraṇanti ñāṇaṁ; Also regarding the past: the knowledge that rebirth is a requirement for old age and death, and the knowledge that when rebirth doesn’t exist, there is no old age and death.atītampi addhānaṁ jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇanti ñāṇaṁ, asati jātiyā natthi jarāmaraṇanti ñāṇaṁ; Also regarding the future: the knowledge that rebirth is a requirement for old age and death, and the knowledge that when rebirth doesn’t exist, there is no old age and death.anāgatampi addhānaṁ jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇanti ñāṇaṁ, asati jātiyā natthi jarāmaraṇanti ñāṇaṁ; And also their knowledge that even this knowledge of the stability of natural principles is liable to end, vanish, fade away, and cease.yampissa taṁ dhammaṭṭhitiñāṇaṁ tampi khayadhammaṁ vayadhammaṁ virāgadhammaṁ nirodhadhammanti ñāṇaṁ.

The knowledge that continued existence is a requirement for rebirth …Bhavapaccayā jātīti ñāṇaṁ …pe… The knowledge that ignorance is a requirement for choices, and the knowledge that when ignorance doesn’t exist, there are no choices.avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārāti ñāṇaṁ, asati avijjāya natthi saṅkhārāti ñāṇaṁ; Also regarding the past: the knowledge that ignorance is a requirement for choices, and the knowledge that when ignorance doesn’t exist, there are no choices.atītampi addhānaṁ avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārāti ñāṇaṁ, asati avijjāya natthi saṅkhārāti ñāṇaṁ; Also regarding the future: the knowledge that ignorance is a requirement for choices, and the knowledge that when ignorance doesn’t exist, there are no choices.anāgatampi addhānaṁ avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārāti ñāṇaṁ, asati avijjāya natthi saṅkhārāti ñāṇaṁ; And also their knowledge that even this knowledge of the stability of natural principles is liable to end, vanish, fade away, and cease.yampissa taṁ dhammaṭṭhitiñāṇaṁ tampi khayadhammaṁ vayadhammaṁ virāgadhammaṁ nirodhadhammanti ñāṇaṁ. These are called the seventy-seven grounds for knowledge.”Imāni vuccanti, bhikkhave, sattasattari ñāṇavatthūnī”ti.