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

AN 11.262-309 Similarity

Rūpasaññāya… saddasaññāya… gandhasaññāya… rasasaññāya… phoṭṭhabbasaññāya… dhammasaññāya…

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Rūpasaññāya…

“… perception of sights …

saddasaññāya…

perception of sounds …

gandhasaññāya…

perception of smells …

rasasaññāya…

perception of tastes …

phoṭṭhabbasaññāya…

perception of touches …

dhammasaññāya…

perception of ideas. …”

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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Last updated on July 27, 2026