At Sāvatthi.
“Bhikkhus, |without directly knowing::not knowing for oneself [anabhijānanta]| and |without fully understanding::not completely comprehending [aparijānanta]| |form::materiality, material existence, experience of the material world, i.e. encompassing both one’s body and external objects, whether near or far, gross or subtle, deficient or refined; first of the five aggregates [rūpa]|, |without becoming dispassionate::without experiencing fading of desire [avirājayanta]| towards it and without abandoning it, one is incapable of achieving the |complete ending of suffering::extinction of stress, complete wearing away of discontentment [dukkhakkhaya]|;
without directly knowing and without fully understanding |felt experience::pleasant, neutral or painful sensation, feeling felt on contact through eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind; second of the five aggregates [vedanā]|, without becoming dispassionate towards it and without abandoning it, one is incapable of achieving the complete ending of suffering;
without directly knowing and without fully understanding |perception::interpretation and recognition of oneself, of things. It can involve concepts, labels, and judgments; third of the five aggregates [sañña]|, without becoming dispassionate towards it and without abandoning it, one is incapable of achieving the complete ending of suffering;
without directly knowing and without fully understanding |intentional constructions::intentions, decisions, choices, volitional activities, constructed experiences, production of kamma; fourth of the five aggregates [saṅkhāra]|, without becoming dispassionate towards it and without abandoning it, one is incapable of achieving the complete ending of suffering;
without directly knowing and without fully understanding |consciousness::quality of awareness — subjective awareness of experiences and the knowing of objects through the six sense doors [sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and mind]; fifth of the five aggregates [viññāṇa]|, without becoming dispassionate towards it and without abandoning it, one is incapable of achieving.
Indeed, bhikkhus, by directly knowing, by fully understanding form, by becoming dispassionate towards it, and by abandoning it, one is capable of achieving the complete ending of suffering;
by directly knowing, by fully understanding felt experience, by becoming dispassionate towards it, and by abandoning it, one is capable of achieving the complete ending of suffering;
by directly knowing, by fully understanding perception, by becoming dispassionate towards it, and by abandoning it, one is capable of achieving the complete ending of suffering;
by directly knowing, by fully understanding intentional constructions, by becoming dispassionate towards it, and by abandoning it, one is capable of achieving
by directly knowing, by fully understanding consciousness, by becoming dispassionate towards it, and by abandoning it, one is capable of achieving the complete ending of suffering.