Tripiṭaka 6. Avijjāvagga
6. Ignorance
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“Sabbupādānapariyādānāya vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṁ desessāmi.
“Mendicants, I will teach you the principle for depleting all fuel for grasping.
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, sabbupādānapariyādānāya dhammo?
And what is the principle for depleting all fuel for grasping?
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:
“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:
“Aniccaṁ, bhante” …pe….
“Anicco, bhante” …pe….
“Yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tampi niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact: is that permanent or impermanent?”
yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā, tampi niccaṁ vā aniccaṁ vā”ti?
The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact: is that permanent or impermanent?”
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vā taṁ sukhaṁ vā”ti?
“But if it’s impermanent, is it suffering or happiness?”
“Yaṁ panāniccaṁ dukkhaṁ vipariṇāmadhammaṁ, kallaṁ nu taṁ samanupassituṁ:
“But if it’s impermanent, suffering, and perishable, is it fit to be regarded thus:
“Evaṁ passaṁ, bhikkhave, sutavā ariyasāvako cakkhusmimpi nibbindati, rūpesupi nibbindati, cakkhuviññāṇepi nibbindati, cakkhusamphassepi nibbindati.
“Seeing this, a learned noble disciple grows disillusioned with the eye, sights, eye consciousness, and eye contact.
Yampidaṁ cakkhusamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tasmimpi nibbindati …pe…
And they grow disillusioned with the painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on eye contact.
jivhāyapi nibbindati, rasesupi nibbindati, jivhāviññāṇepi nibbindati, jivhāsamphassepi nibbindati, yampidaṁ jivhāsamphassapaccayā uppajjati …pe…
They grow disillusioned with the ear … nose … tongue … body …
manasmimpi nibbindati, dhammesupi nibbindati, manoviññāṇepi nibbindati, manosamphassepi nibbindati.
They grow disillusioned with the mind, ideas, mind consciousness, and mind contact.
Yampidaṁ manosamphassapaccayā uppajjati vedayitaṁ sukhaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vā adukkhamasukhaṁ vā tasmimpi nibbindati.
And they grow disillusioned with the painful, pleasant, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact.
Nibbindaṁ virajjati; virāgā vimuccati; vimuttasmiṁ vimuttamiti ñāṇaṁ hoti.
Being disillusioned, desire fades away. When desire fades away they’re freed. When they’re freed, they know they’re freed.
‘Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā’ti pajānāti.
They understand: ‘Rebirth is ended, the spiritual journey has been completed, what had to be done has been done, there is nothing further for this place.’
Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sabbupādānapariyādānāya dhammo”ti.
This is the principle for depleting all fuel for grasping.”
Dasamaṁ.
Avijjāvaggo paṭhamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Avijjā saṁyojanā dve,
āsavena duve vuttā;
Anusayā apare dve,
pariññā dve pariyādinnaṁ;
Vaggo tena pavuccatīti.