- Linked Discourses 33.3Saṁyutta Nikāya 33.3
- 1. With Vacchagotta1. Vacchagottavagga
Not Knowing PerceptionSaññāaññāṇasutta
At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Then the wanderer Vacchagotta said to the Buddha:Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho vacchagotto paribbājako bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“What is the cause, worthy Gotama, what is the reason why these various misconceptions arise in the world? …”“ko nu kho, bho gotama, hetu, ko paccayo, yānimāni anekavihitāni diṭṭhigatāni loke uppajjanti—
“Vaccha, it is because of not knowing perception, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation …”“Saññāya kho, vaccha, aññāṇā, saññāsamudaye aññāṇā, saññānirodhe aññāṇā, saññānirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya aññāṇā;