The Buddha teaches on knowledge, applying the analysis of the five aggregates—form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness—to insight and release.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“‘vijjā, vijjā’ti, bhante, vuccati. Katamā nu kho, bhante, vijjā; kittāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti?
“Idha, bhikkhu, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpaṁ pajānāti, rūpasamudayaṁ … rūpanirodhaṁ … rūpanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ pajānāti. Vedanaṁ … saññaṁ … saṅkhāre pajānāti …pe… viññāṇanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ pajānāti.
Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhu, vijjā; ettāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti.
Dutiyaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha:
“‘vijjā, vijjā’ti, bhante, vuccati.
“Sir, they speak of this thing called ‘knowledge’.
Katamā nu kho, bhante, vijjā;
What is knowledge?
kittāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti?
And how is a knowing one defined?”
“Idha, bhikkhu, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpaṁ pajānāti, rūpasamudayaṁ … rūpanirodhaṁ … rūpanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ pajānāti.
“Mendicant, it’s when a learned noble disciple understands form, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.
Vedanaṁ …
They understand feeling …
saññaṁ …
perception …
saṅkhāre pajānāti …pe…
choices …
viññāṇanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ pajānāti.
consciousness, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.
Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhu, vijjā;
This is called knowledge.
ettāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti.
And this is how a knowing one is defined.”
Dutiyaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026