The Buddha teaches Vaccha that it is because of not comprehending form, feeling, perception, choices, and consciousness that beings are not freed from death, and that comprehending them leads to direct knowledge of the unconditioned.

SN 33.11-15 Five Discourses on Not Comprehending Form, Etc.

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Rūpe kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe… rūpanirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya anabhisamayā …pe….

Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Vedanāya kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe….

Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Saññāya kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe….

Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Saṅkhāresu kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe….

Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Viññāṇe kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe….

Pannarasamaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

“Rūpe kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe… rūpanirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya anabhisamayā …pe….

“Vaccha, it is because of not comprehending form …

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Vedanāya kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe….

feeling …

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Saññāya kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe….

perception …

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Saṅkhāresu kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe….

choices …

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

“Viññāṇe kho, vaccha, anabhisamayā …pe….

consciousness …”

Pannarasamaṁ.

Qualities:

Wisdom

Wisdom

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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