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Linked Discourses 22.131 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.131

13. Ignorance – 13. Avijjāvagga

SN 22.131 Origin – Samudayasutta

 

At Benares.

Bārāṇasiyaṁ viharanti isipatane migadāye …pe…

“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘ignorance’.

“‘avijjā, avijjā’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati.

What is ignorance?

Katamā nu kho, āvuso, avijjā;

And how is an ignorant person defined?”

kittāvatā ca avijjāgato hotī”ti?

“Reverend, an uneducated ordinary person doesn’t truly understand the origin, the ending, the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form,

“Idhāvuso, assutavā puthujjano rūpassa samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti.

feeling,

Vedanāya …pe…

perception,

saññāya …

saṅkhāra,

saṅkhārānaṁ …

and consciousness.

viññāṇassa samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti.

This is called ignorance.

Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso, avijjā;

And this is how an ignorant person is defined.”

ettāvatā ca avijjāgato hotī”ti.