1. Vacchagottavagga

1. With Vacchagotta

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 33.4

Linked Discourses 33.4

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1. Vacchagottavagga

1. With Vacchagotta

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Saṅkhāraaññāṇasutta

Not Knowing Choices

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Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

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Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho vacchagotto paribbājako bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then the wanderer Vacchagotta said to the Buddha:

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“ko nu kho, bho gotama, hetu, ko paccayo, yānimāni anekavihitāni diṭṭhigatāni loke uppajjanti—

“What is the cause, worthy Gotama, what is the reason why these various misconceptions arise in the world? …”

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sassato lokoti vā, asassato lokoti vā …pe…

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neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇāti vā”ti?

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“Saṅkhāresu kho, vaccha, aññāṇā, saṅkhārasamudaye aññāṇā, saṅkhāranirodhe aññāṇā, saṅkhāranirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya aññāṇā;

“Vaccha, it is because of not knowing choices, their origin, their cessation, and the practice that leads to their cessation …”

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evamimāni anekavihitāni diṭṭhigatāni loke uppajjanti—

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sassato lokoti vā, asassato lokoti vā …pe…

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neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇāti vāti.

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Ayaṁ kho, vaccha, hetu, ayaṁ paccayo, yānimāni anekavihitāni diṭṭhigatāni loke uppajjanti—

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sassato lokoti vā, asassato lokoti vā …pe…

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neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇāti vā”ti.

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Catutthaṁ.