1.1PTS 3.171Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:

1.3“‘avijjā, avijjā’ti, bhante, vuccati.“Sir, they speak of this thing called ‘ignorance’.1.4Katamā nu kho, bhante, avijjā;What is ignorance?1.5kittāvatā ca avijjāgato hotī”ti?And how is an ignoramus defined?”

2.1“Idha, bhikkhu, assutavā puthujjano samudayadhammaṁ rūpaṁ ‘samudayadhammaṁ rūpan’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti;“Mendicant, it’s when an unlearned ordinary person doesn’t truly understand form, which is liable to originate, as form which is liable to originate.2.2vayadhammaṁ rūpaṁ ‘vayadhammaṁ rūpan’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti;They don’t truly understand form, which is liable to vanish, as form which is liable to vanish.2.3samudayavayadhammaṁ rūpaṁ ‘samudayavayadhammaṁ rūpan’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti.They don’t truly understand form, which is liable to originate and vanish, as form which is liable to originate and vanish.

2.4Samudayadhammaṁ vedanaṁ ‘samudayadhammā vedanā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti;They don’t truly understand feeling …2.5vayadhammaṁ vedanaṁ ‘vayadhammā vedanā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti;2.6samudayavayadhammaṁ vedanaṁ ‘samudayavayadhammā vedanā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti.2.7Samudayadhammaṁ saññaṁ …pe…perception …2.8samudayadhamme saṅkhāre ‘samudayadhammā saṅkhārā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti;choices …2.9vayadhamme saṅkhāre ‘vayadhammā saṅkhārā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti;2.10samudayavayadhamme saṅkhāre ‘samudayavayadhammā saṅkhārā’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti.2.11Samudayadhammaṁ viññāṇaṁ ‘samudayadhammaṁ viññāṇan’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti;consciousness, which is liable to originate, as consciousness which is liable to originate.2.12vayadhammaṁ viññāṇaṁ ‘vayadhammaṁ viññāṇan’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti;They don’t truly understand consciousness, which is liable to vanish, as consciousness which is liable to vanish.2.13samudayavayadhammaṁ viññāṇaṁ ‘samudayavayadhammaṁ viññāṇan’ti yathābhūtaṁ nappajānāti.They don’t truly understand consciousness, which is liable to originate and vanish, as consciousness which is liable to originate and vanish.

2.14Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhu, avijjā;This is called ignorance.2.15ettāvatā ca avijjāgato hotī”ti.And this is how an ignoramus is defined.”

3.1Evaṁ vutte, so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:When he said this, the mendicant said to the Buddha:

3.2“‘vijjā, vijjā’ti, bhante, vuccati.“Sir, they speak of this thing called ‘knowledge’.3.3Katamā nu kho, bhante, vijjā;What is knowledge?3.4kittāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti?And how is a knowing one defined?”

4.1PTS 3.172“Idha, bhikkhu, sutavā ariyasāvako samudayadhammaṁ rūpaṁ ‘samudayadhammaṁ rūpan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti;“Mendicant, it’s when a learned noble disciple truly understands form, which is liable to originate, as form which is liable to originate.4.2vayadhammaṁ rūpaṁ ‘vayadhammaṁ rūpan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti;They truly understand form, which is liable to vanish, as form which is liable to vanish.4.3samudayavayadhammaṁ rūpaṁ ‘samudayavayadhammaṁ rūpan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.They truly understand form, which is liable to originate and vanish, as form which is liable to originate and vanish.

4.4Samudayadhammaṁ vedanaṁ ‘samudayadhammā vedanā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti;They truly understand feeling …4.5vayadhammaṁ vedanaṁ ‘vayadhammā vedanā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti;4.6samudayavayadhammaṁ vedanaṁ ‘samudayavayadhammā vedanā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.4.7Samudayadhammaṁ saññaṁ …perception …4.8samudayadhamme saṅkhāre ‘samudayadhammā saṅkhārā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti;choices …4.9vayadhamme saṅkhāre ‘vayadhammā saṅkhārā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti;4.10samudayavayadhamme saṅkhāre ‘samudayavayadhammā saṅkhārā’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.4.11Samudayadhammaṁ viññāṇaṁ ‘samudayadhammaṁ viññāṇan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti;consciousness, which is liable to originate, as consciousness which is liable to originate.4.12vayadhammaṁ viññāṇaṁ ‘vayadhammaṁ viññāṇan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti;They truly understand consciousness, which is liable to vanish, as consciousness which is liable to vanish.4.13samudayavayadhammaṁ viññāṇaṁ ‘samudayavayadhammaṁ viññāṇan’ti yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.They truly understand consciousness, which is liable to originate and vanish, as consciousness which is liable to originate and vanish.

4.14Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhu, vijjā;This is called knowledge.4.15ettāvatā ca vijjāgato hotī”ti.And this is how a knowing one is defined.”

4.16Paṭhamaṁ.