The Buddha teaches on the internal and external sense bases regarding giving up by direct knowledge and complete understanding, analyzing the eye, sights, consciousness, contact, and feeling for insight and release.

SN 35.25 Giving Up By Direct Knowledge and Complete Understanding

“Sabbaṁ abhiññā pariññā pahānāya vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi. Taṁ suṇātha.

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sabbaṁ abhiññā pariññā pahānāya dhammo? Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, abhiññā pariññā pahātabbaṁ, rūpā abhiññā pariññā pahātabbā, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ abhiññā pariññā pahātabbaṁ, cakkhusamphasso abhiññā pariññā pahātabbo, yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi abhiññā pariññā pahātabbaṁ …pe…

jivhā abhiññā pariññā pahātabbā, rasā abhiññā pariññā pahātabbā, jivhāviññāṇaṁ abhiññā pariññā pahātabbaṁ, jivhāsamphasso abhiññā pariññā pahātabbo, yampidaṁ jivhāsamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi abhiññā pariññā pahātabbaṁ. Kāyo abhiññā pariññā pahātabbomano abhiññā pariññā pahātabbo, dhammā abhiññā pariññā pahātabbā, manoviññāṇaṁ abhiññā pariññā pahātabbaṁ, manosamphasso abhiññā pariññā pahātabbo, yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi abhiññā pariññā pahātabbaṁ.

Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sabbaṁ abhiññā pariññā pahānāya dhammo”ti.

Tatiyaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Sabbaṁ abhiññā pariññā pahānāya vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi.

“Mendicants, I will teach you the principle for giving up the all by direct knowledge and complete understanding.

Taṁ suṇātha.

Listen …

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sabbaṁ abhiññā pariññā pahānāya dhammo?

And what is the principle for giving up the all by direct knowledge and complete understanding?

Cakkhuṁ, bhikkhave, abhiññā pariññā pahātabbaṁ, rūpā abhiññā pariññā pahātabbā, cakkhuviññāṇaṁ abhiññā pariññā pahātabbaṁ, cakkhusamphasso abhiññā pariññā pahātabbo, yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi abhiññā pariññā pahātabbaṁ …pe…

The eye should be given up by direct knowledge and complete understanding. Sights should be given up by direct knowledge and complete understanding. Eye consciousness should be given up by direct knowledge and complete understanding. Eye contact should be given up by direct knowledge and complete understanding. The painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact should be given up by direct knowledge and complete understanding.

jivhā abhiññā pariññā pahātabbā, rasā abhiññā pariññā pahātabbā, jivhāviññāṇaṁ abhiññā pariññā pahātabbaṁ, jivhāsamphasso abhiññā pariññā pahātabbo, yampidaṁ jivhāsamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi abhiññā pariññā pahātabbaṁ.

tongue …

Kāyo abhiññā pariññā pahātabbo

body …

mano abhiññā pariññā pahātabbo, dhammā abhiññā pariññā pahātabbā, manoviññāṇaṁ abhiññā pariññā pahātabbaṁ, manosamphasso abhiññā pariññā pahātabbo, yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ dukkhaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ tampi abhiññā pariññā pahātabbaṁ.

mind should be given up by direct knowledge and complete understanding. Ideas should be given up by direct knowledge and complete understanding. Mind consciousness should be given up by direct knowledge and complete understanding. Mind contact should be given up by direct knowledge and complete understanding. The painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact should be given up by direct knowledge and complete understanding.

Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sabbaṁ abhiññā pariññā pahānāya dhammo”ti.

This is the principle for giving up the all by direct knowledge and complete understanding.”

Tatiyaṁ.

Topics & Qualities:

Direct knowledge

Direct knowledge

A deep, firsthand realization or knowing that arises from personal experience, not from study or conceptual understanding; it is an immediate, unmediated apprehension of truth.

Also known as: experiential understanding, direct experience
Pāli: abhiñña
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Giving

Giving

The act of generosity, sharing, or offering to others without expecting anything in return. Giving is considered a foundational virtue in Buddhist practice, fostering selflessness and compassion.

Also known as: generosity, charity, donation, almsgiving, donating, philanthropy, providing with, gift with
Pāli: dāna
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Giving up

Giving up

The mental quality of renunciation and release from attachment. It delights in simplicity and freedom rather than in sensual pleasure. Giving up is not loss but the joyful abandoning of burden, opening the way to peace and insight.

Also known as: renunciation, relinquishment, letting go, abandonment
Pāli: nekkhamma
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Last updated on July 27, 2026