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Linked Discourses · SN 22.131

  • Linked Discourses 22.131Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.131
  • 13. Ignorance13. Avijjāvagga

OriginSamudayasutta

At Varanasi.Bārāṇasiyaṁ viharanti isipatane migadāye …pe…

“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 origin, the disappearance, the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form,“Idhāvuso, assutavā puthujjano rūpassa samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti. feeling,Vedanāya …pe… perception,saññāya … choices,saṅkhārānaṁ … and consciousness.viññāṇassa samudayañca atthaṅgamañca 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 22.129 Gratification 0.84near 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…
  2. SN 22.134 With Koṭṭhita (2nd) 0.80near 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…
  3. SN 22.133 With Koṭṭhita 0.78near 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…
  4. SN 22.127 Liable to Originate (2nd) 0.75near 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…
  5. SN 22.135 With Koṭṭhita (3rd) 0.73near 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…