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Linked Discourses · SN 22.130

  • Linked Discourses 22.130Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.130
  • 13. Ignorance13. Avijjāvagga

Gratification (2nd)Dutiyaassādasutta

At Varanasi.Bārāṇasiyaṁ viharanti isipatane migadāye …pe…

“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘knowledge’.“‘vijja, vijjā’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. What is knowledge?Katamā nu kho, āvuso, vijjā; And how is a knowing one defined?”kittāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti?

“Reverend, a learned noble disciple truly understands the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form,“Idhāvuso, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpassa assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. feeling,Vedanāya …pe… perception,saññāya … choices,saṅkhārānaṁ … and consciousness.viññāṇassa assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.

This is called knowledge.Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso, vijjā; And this is how a knowing one is defined.”ettāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 22.132 Origin (2nd) 0.79near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.132 13. Ignorance Origin (2nd) At Varanasi. Mahākoṭṭhita said to Sāriputta: “Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘knowledge’. What is knowledge? And how is a knowing one defined?” “Re…
  2. SN 22.133 With Koṭṭhita 0.73near 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…
  3. SN 22.129 Gratification 0.71near 0.1Linked Discourses 22.129 13. Ignorance Gratification At Varanasi. Mahākoṭṭhita said to Sāriputta: “Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘ignorance’. What is ignorance? And how is an ignoramus defined?” “Re…
  4. SN 22.134 With Koṭṭhita (2nd) 0.69near 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…
  5. SN 22.131 Origin 0.64near 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…