The Buddha presents a repeated elevenfold teaching on similarity in this grouped discourse.

AN 11.118-165 Similarity

Cakkhuviññāṇe… sotaviññāṇe… ghānaviññāṇe… jivhāviññāṇe… kāyaviññāṇe… manoviññāṇe…

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Cakkhuviññāṇe…

“… eye consciousness …

sotaviññāṇe…

ear consciousness …

ghānaviññāṇe…

nose consciousness …

jivhāviññāṇe…

tongue consciousness …

kāyaviññāṇe…

body consciousness …

manoviññāṇe…

mind consciousness. …”

Qualities:

Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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