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Linked Discourses · SN 22.135

  • Linked Discourses 22.135Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.135
  • 13. Ignorance13. Avijjāvagga

With Koṭṭhita (3rd)Tatiyakoṭṭhikasutta

The same setting.Taññeva nidānaṁ. Sāriputta said to Mahākoṭṭhita:Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ mahākoṭṭhikaṁ etadavoca:

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

“Reverend, it’s when an unlearned ordinary person doesn’t understand form, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.“Idhāvuso, assutavā puthujjano rūpaṁ nappajānāti, rūpasamudayaṁ nappajānāti, rūpanirodhaṁ nappajānāti, rūpanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ nappajānāti. They don’t understand feeling …Vedanaṁ nappajānāti …pe… perception …saññaṁ … choices …saṅkhāre … consciousness, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.viññāṇaṁ nappajānāti, viññāṇasamudayaṁ nappajānāti, viññāṇanirodhaṁ nappajānāti, viññāṇanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ nappajānāti.

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

When he said this, Venerable Sāriputta said to him:Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ mahākoṭṭhikaṁ etadavoca:

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

“Reverend, it’s when a learned noble disciple understands form, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.“Idhāvuso, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpaṁ pajānāti, rūpasamudayaṁ pajānāti, rūpanirodhaṁ pajānāti, rūpanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ pajānāti. They understand feeling …Vedanaṁ … perception …saññaṁ … choices …saṅkhāre … consciousness, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.viññāṇaṁ pajānāti, viññāṇasamudayaṁ pajānāti, viññāṇanirodhaṁ pajānāti, viññāṇanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ 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 22.133 With Koṭṭhita 0.92near 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 22.134 With Koṭṭhita (2nd) 0.90near 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 22.129 Gratification 0.75near 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 22.132 Origin (2nd) 0.74near 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…
  5. SN 22.131 Origin 0.73near 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…