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Linked Discourses · SN 22.129

  • Linked Discourses 22.129Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.129
  • 13. Ignorance13. Avijjāvagga

GratificationAssādasutta

At Varanasi.Bārāṇasiyaṁ viharanti isipatane migadāye …pe… Mahākoṭṭhita said to Sāriputta:ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ etadavoca:

“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘ignorance’.“‘avijjā, avijjā’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. What is ignorance?Katamā nu kho, āvuso, avijjā; And how is an ignoramus defined?”kittāvatā ca avijjāgato hotī”ti?

“Reverend, an unlearned ordinary person doesn’t truly understand the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form,“Idhāvuso assutavā puthujjano rūpassa assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti. feeling,Vedanāya …pe… perception,saññāya … choices,saṅkhārānaṁ … and consciousness.viññāṇassa assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti.

This is called ignorance.Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso, avijjā; And this is how an ignoramus is defined.”ettāvatā ca avijjāgato hotī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 22.133 With Koṭṭhita 0.86near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.133 13. Ignorance With Koṭṭhita At Varanasi. Sāriputta said to Mahākoṭṭhita: “Reverend Koṭṭhita, they speak of this thing called ‘ignorance’. What is ignorance? And how is an ignoramus defined?” “Rev…
  2. SN 22.131 Origin 0.84near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.131 13. Ignorance Origin At Varanasi. “Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘ignorance’. What is ignorance? And how is an ignoramus defined?” “Reverend, an unlearned ordinary person do…
  3. SN 22.134 With Koṭṭhita (2nd) 0.77near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.134 13. Ignorance With Koṭṭhita (2nd) At Varanasi. “Reverend Koṭṭhita, they speak of this thing called ‘ignorance’. What is ignorance? And how is an ignoramus defined?” “Reverend, an unlearned ordina…
  4. SN 22.135 With Koṭṭhita (3rd) 0.75near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.135 13. Ignorance With Koṭṭhita (3rd) The same setting. Sāriputta said to Mahākoṭṭhita: “Reverend Koṭṭhita, they speak of this thing called ‘ignorance’. What is ignorance? And how is an ignoramus def…
  5. SN 22.127 Liable to Originate (2nd) 0.73near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.127 13. Ignorance Liable to Originate (2nd) At one time Venerable Sāriputta and Venerable Mahākoṭṭhita were staying near Varanasi in the deer park at Isipatana. … Mahākoṭṭhita said to Sāriputta: “Rev…