Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Bārāṇasiyaṁ viharanti isipatane migadāye …pe…
At Varanasi.
ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ etadavoca:
Mahākoṭṭhita said to Sāriputta:
“‘vijjā, 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 samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.
“Reverend, a learned noble disciple truly understands the origin, the disappearance, the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form,
Vedanāya …pe…
feeling,
saññāya …
perception,
saṅkhārānaṁ …
choices,
viññāṇassa samudayañca atthaṅgamañca 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.”
Sattamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
At Varanasi.
Mahākoṭṭhita said to Sāriputta:
“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘knowledge’.
What is knowledge?
And how is a knowing one defined?”
“Reverend, a learned noble disciple truly understands the origin, the disappearance, the gratification, the drawback, and the escape when it comes to form,
feeling,
perception,
choices,
and consciousness.
This is called knowledge.
And this is how a knowing one is defined.”
Bārāṇasiyaṁ viharanti isipatane migadāye …pe…
ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ etadavoca:
“‘vijjā, vijjā’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati.
Katamā nu kho, āvuso, vijjā;
kittāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti?
“Idhāvuso, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpassa samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.
Vedanāya …pe…
saññāya …
saṅkhārānaṁ …
viññāṇassa samudayañca atthaṅgamañca assādañca ādīnavañca nissaraṇañca yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.
Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso, vijjā;
ettāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti.
Sattamaṁ.