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12. A Dhamma speaker – 12. Dhammakathikavagga

SN 22.114 Knowledge – Vijjāsutta

 

At Sāvatthī.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Seated to one side, that bhikkhu said to the Buddha:

Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

“Sir, they speak of this thing called ‘knowledge’.

“‘vijjā, vijjā’ti, bhante, vuccati.

What is knowledge?

Katamā nu kho, bhante, vijjā;

And how is a knowledgeable person defined?”

kittāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti?

“Bhikkhu, it’s when an educated noble disciple understands form, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.

“Idha, bhikkhu, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpaṁ pajānāti, rūpasamudayaṁ … rūpanirodhaṁ … rūpanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ pajānāti.

They understand feeling …

Vedanaṁ …

perception …

saññaṁ …

saṅkhāra …

saṅkhāre pajānāti …pe…

consciousness, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.

viññāṇanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ pajānāti.

This is called knowledge.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhu, vijjā;

And this is how a knowledgeable person is defined.”

ettāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti.