The Buddha teaches on gratification (2nd), applying the analysis of the five aggregates—form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness—to insight and release.
Bārāṇasiyaṁ viharanti isipatane migadāye …pe…
“‘vijja, vijjā’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. Katamā nu kho, āvuso, vijjā; kittāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti?
“Idhāvuso, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpassa assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. Vedanāya …pe… saññāya … saṅkhārānaṁ … viññāṇassa assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.
Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso, vijjā; ettāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti.
Pañcamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Bārāṇasiyaṁ viharanti isipatane migadāye …pe…
At Varanasi.
“‘vijja, vijjā’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati.
“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘knowledge’.
Katamā nu kho, āvuso, vijjā;
What is knowledge?
kittāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti?
And how is a knowing one defined?”
“Idhāvuso, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpassa assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.
“Reverend, a learned noble disciple truly understands the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form,
Vedanāya …pe…
feeling,
saññāya …
perception,
saṅkhārānaṁ …
choices,
viññāṇassa assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.
and consciousness.
Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso, vijjā;
This is called knowledge.
ettāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti.
And this is how a knowing one is defined.”
Pañcamaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026