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  • Linked Discourses 35.80Saṁyutta Nikāya 35.80
  • 8. Sick8. Gilānavagga

Giving Up Ignorance (2nd)Dutiyaavijjāpahānasutta

Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and asked him,Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu …pe… etadavoca: “Sir, is there one thing such that by giving it up a mendicant gives up ignorance and gives rise to knowledge?”“atthi nu kho, bhante, eko dhammo yassa pahānā bhikkhuno avijjā pahīyati, vijjā uppajjatī”ti?

“There is, mendicant.”“Atthi kho, bhikkhu, eko dhammo yassa pahānā bhikkhuno avijjā pahīyati, vijjā uppajjatī”ti.

“But what is that one thing?”“Katamo pana, bhante, eko dhammo yassa pahānā bhikkhuno avijjā pahīyati, vijjā uppajjatī”ti?

“Ignorance is one thing such that by giving it up a mendicant gives up ignorance and gives rise to knowledge.”“Avijjā kho, bhikkhu, eko dhammo yassa pahānā bhikkhuno avijjā pahīyati, vijjā uppajjatī”ti.

“But how does a mendicant know and see so as to give up ignorance and give rise to knowledge?”“Kathaṁ pana, bhante, jānato, kathaṁ passato avijjā pahīyati, vijjā uppajjatī”ti?

“Take a mendicant who has heard:“Idha, bhikkhu, bhikkhuno sutaṁ hoti: ‘Nothing is worth insisting on.’‘sabbe dhammā nālaṁ abhinivesāyā’ti. When a mendicant has heard thatEvañcetaṁ, bhikkhu, bhikkhuno sutaṁ hoti: nothing is worth insisting on,‘sabbe dhammā nālaṁ abhinivesāyā’ti. they directly know all things. Directly knowing all things, they completely understand all things. Completely understanding all things, they see all signs as other. They see the eye, sights,So sabbaṁ dhammaṁ abhijānāti, sabbaṁ dhammaṁ abhiññāya sabbaṁ dhammaṁ parijānāti, sabbaṁ dhammaṁ pariññāya sabbanimittāni aññato passati, cakkhuṁ aññato passati, rūpe … eye consciousness,cakkhuviññāṇaṁ … and eye contact as other.cakkhusamphassaṁ … And they also see the pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact as other. …yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi aññato passati …pe…

They see the mind, ideas,manaṁ aññato passati, dhamme … mind consciousness,manoviññāṇaṁ … and mind contact as other.manosamphassaṁ … And they also see the pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact as other.yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi aññato passati. That’s how a mendicant knows and sees so as to give up ignorance and give rise to knowledge.”Evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, jānato evaṁ passato bhikkhuno avijjā pahīyati, vijjā uppajjatī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 35.79 Giving Up Ignorance (1st) 0.92near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.79 8. Sick Giving Up Ignorance (1st) Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and said to him: “Sir, is there one thing such that by giving it up a mendicant gives up ignorance and gives rise to know…
  2. SN 35.53 Giving Up Ignorance 0.73near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.53 6. Ignorance Giving Up Ignorance At Sāvatthī. Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sir, how does one know and see so as to give up ignorance and g…
  3. SN 35.54 Giving Up Fetters 0.54near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.54 6. Ignorance Giving Up Fetters “Sir, how does one know and see so that the fetters are given up?” “Mendicant, knowing and seeing the eye as impermanent, the fetters are given up …”…
  4. SN 35.165 Giving Up Wrong View 0.53near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.165 16. The End of Relishing Giving Up Wrong View Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and said to him: “Sir, how does one know and see so that wrong view is given up?” “Mendicant, knowing and se…
  5. SN 35.167 Giving Up Theory of Self 0.53near 0.1Linked Discourses 35.167 16. The End of Relishing Giving Up Theory of Self Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and said to him: “Sir, how does one know and see so that theory of self is given up?” “Mendicant, knowin…