Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Taññeva nidānaṁ.
The same setting.
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ mahākoṭṭhikaṁ etadavoca:
Sāriputta said to Mahākoṭṭhita:
“‘avijjā, avijjā’ti, āvuso koṭṭhika, vuccati.
“Reverend Koṭṭhita, they speak of this thing called ‘ignorance’.
Katamā nu kho, āvuso, avijjā;
What is ignorance?
kittāvatā ca avijjāgato hotī”ti?
And how is an ignoramus defined?”
“Idhāvuso, assutavā puthujjano rūpaṁ nappajānāti, rūpasamudayaṁ nappajānāti, rūpanirodhaṁ nappajānāti, rūpanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ nappajānāti.
“Reverend, it’s when an unlearned ordinary person doesn’t understand form, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.
Vedanaṁ nappajānāti …pe…
They don’t understand feeling …
saññaṁ …
perception …
saṅkhāre …
choices …
viññāṇaṁ nappajānāti, viññāṇasamudayaṁ nappajānāti, viññāṇanirodhaṁ nappajānāti, viññāṇanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ nappajānāti.
consciousness, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.
Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso, avijjā;
This is called ignorance.
ettāvatā ca avijjāgato hotī”ti.
And this is how an ignoramus is defined.”
Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ mahākoṭṭhikaṁ etadavoca:
When he said this, Venerable Sāriputta said to him:
“‘vijjā, vijjā’ti, āvuso koṭṭhika, vuccati.
“Reverend Koṭṭhita, 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 rūpaṁ pajānāti, rūpasamudayaṁ pajānāti, rūpanirodhaṁ pajānāti, rūpanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ pajānāti.
“Reverend, 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 …
choices …
viññāṇaṁ pajānāti, viññāṇasamudayaṁ pajānāti, viññāṇanirodhaṁ pajānāti, viññāṇanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ pajānāti.
consciousness, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.
Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso, vijjā;
This is called knowledge.
ettāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti.
And this is how a knowing one is defined.”
Dasamaṁ.
Avijjāvaggo tatiyo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Samudayadhamme tīṇi,
assādo apare duve;
Samudaye ca dve vuttā,
koṭṭhike apare tayoti.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
The same setting.
Sāriputta said to Mahākoṭṭhita:
“Reverend Koṭṭhita, they speak of this thing called ‘ignorance’.
What is ignorance?
And how is an ignoramus defined?”
“Reverend, it’s when an unlearned ordinary person doesn’t understand form, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.
They don’t understand feeling …
perception …
choices …
consciousness, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.
This is called ignorance.
And this is how an ignoramus is defined.”
When he said this, Venerable Sāriputta said to him:
“Reverend Koṭṭhita, they speak of this thing called ‘knowledge’.
What is knowledge?
And how is a knowing one defined?”
“Reverend, it’s when a learned noble disciple understands form, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.
They understand feeling …
perception …
choices …
consciousness, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.
This is called knowledge.
And this is how a knowing one is defined.”
Taññeva nidānaṁ.
Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ mahākoṭṭhikaṁ etadavoca:
“‘avijjā, avijjā’ti, āvuso koṭṭhika, vuccati.
Katamā nu kho, āvuso, avijjā;
kittāvatā ca avijjāgato hotī”ti?
“Idhāvuso, assutavā puthujjano rūpaṁ nappajānāti, rūpasamudayaṁ nappajānāti, rūpanirodhaṁ nappajānāti, rūpanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ nappajānāti.
Vedanaṁ nappajānāti …pe…
saññaṁ …
saṅkhāre …
viññāṇaṁ nappajānāti, viññāṇasamudayaṁ nappajānāti, viññāṇanirodhaṁ nappajānāti, viññāṇanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ nappajānāti.
Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso, avijjā;
ettāvatā ca avijjāgato hotī”ti.
Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ mahākoṭṭhikaṁ etadavoca:
“‘vijjā, vijjā’ti, āvuso koṭṭhika, vuccati.
Katamā nu kho, āvuso, vijjā;
kittāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti?
“Idhāvuso, sutavā ariyasāvako rūpaṁ pajānāti, rūpasamudayaṁ pajānāti, rūpanirodhaṁ pajānāti, rūpanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ pajānāti.
Vedanaṁ …
saññaṁ …
saṅkhāre …
viññāṇaṁ pajānāti, viññāṇasamudayaṁ pajānāti, viññāṇanirodhaṁ pajānāti, viññāṇanirodhagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ pajānāti.
Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso, vijjā;
ettāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti.
Dasamaṁ.
Avijjāvaggo tatiyo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Samudayadhamme tīṇi,
assādo apare duve;
Samudaye ca dve vuttā,
koṭṭhike apare tayoti.