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