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Saṁyutta Nikāya 22.133 Linked Discourses 22.133

13. Avijjāvagga 13. Ignorance

Koį¹­į¹­hikasutta With Koį¹­į¹­hita

Bārāṇasiyaṁ viharanti isipatane migadāye. At Varanasi.

Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto sāyanhasamayaṁ …pe…

ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ mahākoṭṭhikaṁ etadavoca: Sāriputta said to Mahākoṭṭhita:

ā€œā€˜avijjā, avijjā’ti, āvuso koį¹­į¹­hika, vuccati. ā€œReverend Koį¹­į¹­hita, they speak of this thing called ā€˜ignorance’.

Katamā nu kho, āvuso, avijjā; What is ignorance?

kittāvatā ca avijjāgato hotÄ«ā€ti? And how is an ignorant person defined?ā€

ā€œIdhāvuso, assutavā puthujjano rÅ«passa assādaƱca ādÄ«navaƱca nissaraṇaƱca yathābhÅ«taṁ nappajānāti. ā€œReverend, an unlearned ordinary person doesn’t truly understand the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form,

Vedanāya …pe… feeling,

saƱƱāya … perception,

saį¹…khārānaṁ … choices,

viññāṇassa assādaƱca ādÄ«navaƱca nissaraṇaƱca yathābhÅ«taṁ nappajānāti. and consciousness.

Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso, avijjā; This is called ignorance.

ettāvatā ca avijjāgato hotÄ«ā€ti. And this is how an ignorant person is defined.ā€

Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ mahākoṭṭhikaṁ etadavoca: When he said this, Venerable Sāriputta said to him:

ā€œā€˜vijjā, vijjā’ti, āvuso koį¹­į¹­hika, vuccati. ā€œReverend Koį¹­į¹­hita, they speak of this thing called ā€˜knowledge’.

Katamā nu kho, āvuso, vijjā; What is knowledge?

kittāvatā ca vijjāgato hotÄ«ā€ti? And how is a knowledgeable person defined?ā€

ā€œIdhāvuso, sutavā ariyasāvako rÅ«passa assādaƱca ādÄ«navaƱca nissaraṇaƱca yathābhÅ«taṁ pajānāti. ā€œReverend, a learned noble disciple truly understands the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form,

Vedanāya …pe… feeling,

saƱƱāya … perception,

saį¹…khārānaṁ … choices,

viññāṇassa assādaƱca ādÄ«navaƱca nissaraṇaƱca yathābhÅ«taṁ pajānāti. and consciousness.

Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso, vijjā; This is called knowledge.

ettāvatā ca vijjāgato hotÄ«ā€ti. And this is how a knowledgeable person is defined.ā€

Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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