Not Knowing ChoicesSaṅkhāraaññāṇasutta

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 choices, their origin, their cessation, and the practice that leads to their cessation …”“Saṅkhāresu kho, vaccha, aññāṇā, saṅkhārasamudaye aññāṇā, saṅkhāranirodhe aññāṇā, saṅkhāranirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya aññāṇā;