1At Sāvatthī. sn.iii.171 Then a certain bhikkhu approached the Blessed One … and said to him: "Venerable sir, it is said, ‘ignorance, ignorance.’ What now, venerable sir, is ignorance, and in what way is one immersed in ignorance?"

2"Here, bhikkhu, the uninstructed worldling does not understand form subject to arising as it really is thus: ‘Form is subject to arising.’ He does not understand form subject to vanishing as it really is thus: ‘Form is subject to vanishing.’ He does not understand form subject to arising and vanishing as it really is thus: ‘Form is subject to arising and vanishing.’

He does not understand feeling … perception … volitional formations … consciousness subject to arising … subject to vanishing … subject to arising and vanishing as it really is thus: ‘Consciousness is subject to arising and vanishing.’

"This is called ignorance, bhikkhu, and in this way one is immersed in ignorance."

3When this was said, that bhikkhu said to the Blessed One:"Venerable sir, it is said, ‘true knowledge, true knowledge.’ What now, venerable sir, is true knowledge, and in what way has one arrived at true knowledge?"

4"Here, bhikkhu, the instructed noble disciple understands form subject to arising as it really is thus: ‘Form is subject to arising.’ He understands form subject to vanishing as it really is thus: ‘Form is subject to vanishing.’ sn.iii.172 He understands form subject to arising and vanishing as it really is thus: ‘Form is subject to arising and vanishing.’

He understands feeling … perception … volitional formations … consciousness subject to arising … subject to vanishing … subject to arising and vanishing as it really is thus: ‘Consciousness is subject to arising and vanishing.’

"This is called true knowledge, bhikkhu, and in this way one has arrived at true knowledge."

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā … pe … ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: "‘avijjā, avijjā’ti, bhante, vuccati. Katamā nu kho, bhante, avijjā; kittāvatā ca avijjāgato hotī"ti?

2"Idha, bhikkhu, assutavā puthujjano samudayadhammaṁ rūpaṁ ‘samudayadhammaṁ rūpan’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti; vayadhammaṁ rūpaṁ ‘vayadhammaṁ rūpan’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti; samudayavayadhammaṁ rūpaṁ ‘samudayavayadhammaṁ rūpan’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti.

Samudayadhammaṁ vedanāṁ ‘samudayadhammā vedanā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti; vayadhammaṁ vedanāṁ ‘vayadhammā vedanā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti; samudayavayadhammaṁ vedanāṁ ‘samudayavayadhammā vedanā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti. Samudayadhammaṁ saññaṁ … pe … samudayadhamme saṅkhāre ‘samudayadhammā saṅkhārā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti; vayadhamme saṅkhāre ‘vayadhammā saṅkhārā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti; samudayavayadhamme saṅkhāre ‘samudayavayadhammā saṅkhārā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti. Samudayadhammaṁ viññāṇaṁ ‘samudayadhammaṁ viññāṇan’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti; vayadhammaṁ viññāṇaṁ ‘vayadhammaṁ viññāṇan’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti; samudayavayadhammaṁ viññāṇaṁ ‘samudayavayadhammaṁ viññāṇan’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhu, avijjā; ettāvatā ca avijjāgato hotī"ti.

3Evaṁ vutte, so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: "‘vijjā, vijjā’ti, bhante, vuccati. Katamā nu kho, bhante, vijjā; kittāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī"ti?

4"Idha, bhikkhu, sutavā ariyasāvako samudayadhammaṁ rūpaṁ ‘samudayadhammaṁ rūpan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti; vayadhammaṁ rūpaṁ ‘vayadhammaṁ rūpan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti; samudayavayadhammaṁ rūpaṁ ‘samudayavayadhammaṁ rūpan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.

Samudayadhammaṁ vedanāṁ ‘samudayadhammā vedanā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti; vayadhammaṁ vedanāṁ ‘vayadhammā vedanā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti; samudayavayadhammaṁ vedanāṁ ‘samudayavayadhammā vedanā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Samudayadhammaṁ saññaṁ … samudayadhamme saṅkhāre ‘samudayadhammā saṅkhārā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti; vayadhamme saṅkhāre ‘vayadhammā saṅkhārā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti; samudayavayadhamme saṅkhāre ‘samudayavayadhammā saṅkhārā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Samudayadhammaṁ viññāṇaṁ ‘samudayadhammaṁ viññāṇan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti; vayadhammaṁ viññāṇaṁ ‘vayadhammaṁ viññāṇan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti; samudayavayadhammaṁ viññāṇaṁ ‘samudayavayadhammaṁ viññāṇan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhu, vijjā; ettāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī"ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.