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Avijjāpahānasutta

Giving Up Ignorance

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.

Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:

“kathaṁ nu kho, bhante, jānato kathaṁ passato avijjā pahīyati, vijjā uppajjatī”ti?
“Sir, how does one know and see so as to give up ignorance and give rise to knowledge?”

“Cakkhuṁ kho, bhikkhu, aniccato jānato passato avijjā pahīyati, vijjā uppajjati.
“Mendicant, knowing and seeing the eye, sights, eye consciousness, and eye contact as impermanent, ignorance is given up and knowledge arises.

Rūpe aniccato jānato passato avijjā pahīyati, vijjā uppajjati.

Cakkhuviññāṇaṁ …

cakkhusamphassaṁ …

yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi aniccato jānato passato avijjā pahīyati, vijjā uppajjati.
And also knowing and seeing the pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises conditioned by eye contact as impermanent, ignorance is given up and knowledge arises.

Sotaṁ …
Knowing and seeing the ear …

ghānaṁ …
nose …

jivhaṁ …
tongue …

kāyaṁ …
body …

manaṁ aniccato jānato passato avijjā pahīyati, vijjā uppajjati.
Knowing and seeing the mind, ideas, mind consciousness, and mind contact as impermanent, ignorance is given up and knowledge arises.

Dhamme …

manoviññāṇaṁ …

manosamphassaṁ …

yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi aniccato jānato passato avijjā pahīyati, vijjā uppajjati.
And also knowing and seeing the pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises conditioned by mind contact as impermanent, ignorance is given up and knowledge arises.

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhu, jānato evaṁ passato avijjā pahīyati, vijjā uppajjatī”ti.
That’s how to know and see so as to give up ignorance and give rise to knowledge.”

Paṭhamaṁ.