- Linked Discourses 22.131 Saį¹yutta NikÄya 22.131
- 13. Ignorance 13. AvijjÄvagga
Origin Samudayasutta
At Varanasi. BÄrÄį¹asiyaį¹ viharanti isipatane migadÄye ā¦peā¦
āReverend SÄriputta, they speak of this thing called āignoranceā. āāavijjÄ, avijjÄāti, Ävuso sÄriputta, vuccati. What is ignorance? KatamÄ nu kho, Ävuso, avijjÄ; And how is an ignorant person defined?ā kittÄvatÄ ca avijjÄgato hotÄ«āti?
āReverend, an unlearned ordinary person doesnāt truly understand the origin, the disappearance, the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form, āIdhÄvuso, assutavÄ puthujjano rÅ«passa samudayaƱca atthaį¹ gamaƱca assÄdaƱca ÄdÄ«navaƱca nissaraį¹aƱca yathÄbhÅ«taį¹ nappajÄnÄti. feeling, VedanÄya ā¦peā¦ perception, saƱƱÄya ā¦ choices, saį¹ khÄrÄnaį¹ ā¦ and consciousness. viƱƱÄį¹assa samudayaƱca atthaį¹ gamaƱca assÄdaƱca ÄdÄ«navaƱca nissaraį¹aƱca yathÄbhÅ«taį¹ nappajÄnÄti.
This is called ignorance. Ayaį¹ vuccatÄvuso, avijjÄ; And this is how an ignorant person is defined.ā ettÄvatÄ ca avijjÄgato hotÄ«āti.
Chaį¹į¹haį¹.