{"id":"an10.61","title":"Ignorance","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"an10.61","title":"Ignorance","units":[{"id":"an10.61:0","sourceIds":["an10.61:0.1","an10.61:0.2","an10.61:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṅguttara Nikāya 10.61\n7. Yamakavagga\nAvijjāsutta","en":"Numbered Discourses 10.61\n7. Pairs\nIgnorance"}},{"id":"an10.61:1","sourceIds":["an10.61:1.1","an10.61:1.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Purimā, bhikkhave, koṭi na paññāyati avijjāya: ‘ito pubbe avijjā nāhosi, atha pacchā samabhavī’ti.\nEvañcetaṁ, bhikkhave, vuccati, atha ca pana paññāyati: ‘idappaccayā avijjā’ti.","en":"“Mendicants, it is said that no prior point of ignorance is found, before which there was no ignorance, and afterwards it came to be.\nAnd yet it is evident that there is a specific condition for ignorance."}},{"id":"an10.61:2","sourceIds":["an10.61:2.1","an10.61:2.2","an10.61:2.3","an10.61:2.4","an10.61:2.5","an10.61:2.6","an10.61:2.7","an10.61:2.8","an10.61:2.9","an10.61:2.10","an10.61:2.11","an10.61:2.12","an10.61:2.13","an10.61:2.14","an10.61:2.15","an10.61:2.16","an10.61:2.17","an10.61:2.18","an10.61:2.19","an10.61:2.20","an10.61:2.21","an10.61:2.22","an10.61:2.23","an10.61:2.24"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Avijjampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sāhāraṁ vadāmi, no anāhāraṁ.\nKo cāhāro avijjāya?\n‘Pañca nīvaraṇā’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nPañcapāhaṁ, bhikkhave, nīvaraṇe sāhāre vadāmi, no anāhāre.\nKo cāhāro pañcannaṁ nīvaraṇānaṁ?\n‘Tīṇi duccaritānī’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nTīṇipāhaṁ, bhikkhave, duccaritāni sāhārāni vadāmi, no anāhārāni.\nKo cāhāro tiṇṇaṁ duccaritānaṁ?\n‘Indriyaasaṁvaro’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nIndriyaasaṁvarampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sāhāraṁ vadāmi, no anāhāraṁ.\nKo cāhāro indriyaasaṁvarassa?\n‘Asatāsampajaññan’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nAsatāsampajaññampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sāhāraṁ vadāmi, no anāhāraṁ.\nKo cāhāro asatāsampajaññassa?\n‘Ayonisomanasikāro’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nAyonisomanasikārampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sāhāraṁ vadāmi, no anāhāraṁ.\nKo cāhāro ayonisomanasikārassa?\n‘Assaddhiyan’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nAssaddhiyampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sāhāraṁ vadāmi, no anāhāraṁ.\nKo cāhāro assaddhiyassa?\n‘Asaddhammassavanan’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nAsaddhammassavanampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sāhāraṁ vadāmi, no anāhāraṁ.\nKo cāhāro asaddhammassavanassa?\n‘Asappurisasaṁsevo’tissa vacanīyaṁ.","en":"I say that ignorance is fueled by something, it’s not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for ignorance?\nYou should say: ‘The five hindrances.’\nI say that the five hindrances are fueled by something, they’re not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for the five hindrances?\nYou should say: ‘The three kinds of misconduct.’\nI say that the three kinds of misconduct are fueled by something, they’re not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for the three kinds of misconduct?\nYou should say: ‘Lack of sense restraint.’\nI say that lack of sense restraint is fueled by something, it’s not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for lack of sense restraint?\nYou should say: ‘Lack of mindfulness and situational awareness.’\nI say that lack of mindfulness and situational awareness is fueled by something, it’s not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for lack of mindfulness and situational awareness?\nYou should say: ‘Irrational application of mind.’\nI say that irrational application of mind is fueled by something, it’s not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for irrational application of mind?\nYou should say: ‘Lack of faith.’\nI say that lack of faith is fueled by something, it’s not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for lack of faith?\nYou should say: ‘Listening to an untrue teaching.’\nI say that listening to an untrue teaching is fueled by something, it’s not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for listening to an untrue teaching?\nYou should say: ‘Associating with untrue persons.’"}},{"id":"an10.61:3","sourceIds":["an10.61:3.1","an10.61:3.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Iti kho, bhikkhave, asappurisasaṁsevo paripūro asaddhammassavanaṁ paripūreti, asaddhammassavanaṁ paripūraṁ assaddhiyaṁ paripūreti, assaddhiyaṁ paripūraṁ ayonisomanasikāraṁ paripūreti, ayonisomanasikāro paripūro asatāsampajaññaṁ paripūreti, asatāsampajaññaṁ paripūraṁ indriyaasaṁvaraṁ paripūreti, indriyaasaṁvaro paripūro tīṇi duccaritāni paripūreti, tīṇi duccaritāni paripūrāni pañca nīvaraṇe paripūrenti, pañca nīvaraṇā paripūrā avijjaṁ paripūrenti;\nevametissā avijjāya āhāro hoti, evañca pāripūri.","en":"In this way, when the factor of associating with untrue persons is fulfilled, it fulfills the factor of listening to an untrue teaching. When the factor of listening to an untrue teaching is fulfilled, it fulfills the factor of lack of faith … irrational application of mind … lack of mindfulness and situational awareness … lack of sense restraint … the three kinds of misconduct … the five hindrances. When the five hindrances are fulfilled, they fulfill ignorance.\nThat’s the fuel for ignorance, and that’s how it’s fulfilled."}},{"id":"an10.61:4","sourceIds":["an10.61:4.1","an10.61:4.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, uparipabbate thullaphusitake deve vassante (…) taṁ udakaṁ yathāninnaṁ pavattamānaṁ pabbatakandarapadarasākhā paripūreti, pabbatakandarapadarasākhā paripūrā kusobbhe paripūrenti. Kusobbhā paripūrā mahāsobbhe paripūrenti, mahāsobbhā paripūrā kunnadiyo paripūrenti, kunnadiyo paripūrā mahānadiyo paripūrenti, mahānadiyo paripūrā mahāsamuddaṁ sāgaraṁ paripūrenti;\nevametassa mahāsamuddassa sāgarassa āhāro hoti, evañca pāripūri.","en":"It’s like when the heavens rain heavily on a mountain top, and the water flows downhill to fill the hollows, crevices, and creeks. As they become full, they fill up the pools. The pools fill up the lakes, the lakes fill up the streams, and the streams fill up the rivers. And as the rivers become full, they fill up the ocean.\nThat’s the fuel for the ocean, and that’s how it’s filled up."}},{"id":"an10.61:5","sourceIds":["an10.61:5.1","an10.61:5.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, asappurisasaṁsevo paripūro asaddhammassavanaṁ paripūreti, asaddhammassavanaṁ paripūraṁ assaddhiyaṁ paripūreti, assaddhiyaṁ paripūraṁ ayonisomanasikāraṁ paripūreti, ayonisomanasikāro paripūro asatāsampajaññaṁ paripūreti, asatāsampajaññaṁ paripūraṁ indriyaasaṁvaraṁ paripūreti, indriyaasaṁvaro paripūro tīṇi duccaritāni paripūreti, tīṇi duccaritāni paripūrāni pañca nīvaraṇe paripūrenti, pañca nīvaraṇā paripūrā avijjaṁ paripūrenti;\nevametissā avijjāya āhāro hoti, evañca pāripūri.","en":"In the same way, when the factor of associating with untrue persons is fulfilled, it fulfills the factor of listening to an untrue teaching. When the factor of listening to an untrue teaching is fulfilled, it fulfills the factor of lack of faith … irrational application of mind … lack of mindfulness and situational awareness … lack of sense restraint … the three kinds of misconduct … the five hindrances. When the five hindrances are fulfilled, they fulfill ignorance.\nThat’s the fuel for ignorance, and that’s how it’s fulfilled."}},{"id":"an10.61:6","sourceIds":["an10.61:6.1","an10.61:6.2","an10.61:6.3","an10.61:6.4","an10.61:6.5","an10.61:6.6","an10.61:6.7","an10.61:6.8","an10.61:6.9","an10.61:6.10","an10.61:6.11","an10.61:6.12","an10.61:6.13","an10.61:6.14","an10.61:6.15","an10.61:6.16","an10.61:6.17","an10.61:6.18","an10.61:6.19","an10.61:6.20","an10.61:6.21","an10.61:6.22","an10.61:6.23","an10.61:6.24","an10.61:6.25","an10.61:6.26","an10.61:6.27"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Vijjāvimuttimpāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sāhāraṁ vadāmi, no anāhāraṁ.\nKo cāhāro vijjāvimuttiyā?\n‘Satta bojjhaṅgā’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nSattapāhaṁ, bhikkhave, bojjhaṅge sāhāre vadāmi, no anāhāre.\nKo cāhāro sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ?\n‘Cattāro satipaṭṭhānā’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nCattāropāhaṁ, bhikkhave, satipaṭṭhāne sāhāre vadāmi, no anāhāre.\nKo cāhāro catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ?\n‘Tīṇi sucaritānī’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nTīṇipāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sucaritāni sāhārāni vadāmi, no anāhārāni.\nKo cāhāro tiṇṇaṁ sucaritānaṁ?\n‘Indriyasaṁvaro’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nIndriyasaṁvarampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sāhāraṁ vadāmi, no anāhāraṁ.\nKo cāhāro indriyasaṁvarassa?\n‘Satisampajaññan’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nSatisampajaññampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sāhāraṁ vadāmi, no anāhāraṁ.\nKo cāhāro satisampajaññassa?\n‘Yonisomanasikāro’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nYonisomanasikārampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sāhāraṁ vadāmi, no anāhāraṁ.\nKo cāhāro yonisomanasikārassa?\n‘Saddhā’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nSaddhampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sāhāraṁ vadāmi, no anāhāraṁ.\nKo cāhāro saddhāya?\n‘Saddhammassavanan’tissa vacanīyaṁ.\nSaddhammassavanampāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sāhāraṁ vadāmi, no anāhāraṁ.\nKo cāhāro saddhammassavanassa?\n‘Sappurisasaṁsevo’tissa vacanīyaṁ.","en":"I say that knowledge and freedom are fueled by something, they’re not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for knowledge and freedom?\nYou should say: ‘The seven awakening factors.’\nI say that the seven awakening factors are fueled by something, they’re not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for the seven awakening factors?\nYou should say: ‘The four kinds of mindfulness meditation.’\nI say that the four kinds of mindfulness meditation are fueled by something, they’re not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for the four kinds of mindfulness meditation?\nYou should say: ‘The three kinds of good conduct.’\nI say that the three kinds of good conduct are fueled by something, they’re not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for the three kinds of good conduct?\nYou should say: ‘Sense restraint.’\nI say that sense restraint is fueled by something, it’s not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for sense restraint?\nYou should say: ‘Mindfulness and situational awareness.’\nI say that mindfulness and situational awareness is fueled by something, it’s not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for mindfulness and situational awareness?\nYou should say: ‘Rational application of mind.’\nI say that rational application of mind is fueled by something, it’s not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for rational application of mind?\nYou should say: ‘Faith.’\nI say that faith is fueled by something, it’s not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for faith?\nYou should say: ‘Listening to the true teaching.’\nI say that listening to the true teaching is fueled by something, it’s not unfueled.\nAnd what is the fuel for listening to the true teaching?\nYou should say: ‘Associating with true persons.’"}},{"id":"an10.61:7","sourceIds":["an10.61:7.1","an10.61:7.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Iti kho, bhikkhave, sappurisasaṁsevo paripūro saddhammassavanaṁ paripūreti, saddhammassavanaṁ paripūraṁ saddhaṁ paripūreti, saddhā paripūrā yonisomanasikāraṁ paripūreti, yonisomanasikāro paripūro satisampajaññaṁ paripūreti, satisampajaññaṁ paripūraṁ indriyasaṁvaraṁ paripūreti, indriyasaṁvaro paripūro tīṇi sucaritāni paripūreti, tīṇi sucaritāni paripūrāni cattāro satipaṭṭhāne paripūrenti, cattāro satipaṭṭhānā paripūrā satta bojjhaṅge paripūrenti, satta bojjhaṅgā paripūrā vijjāvimuttiṁ paripūrenti;\nevametissā vijjāvimuttiyā āhāro hoti, evañca pāripūri.","en":"In this way, when the factor of associating with true persons is fulfilled, it fulfills the factor of listening to the true teaching. When the factor of listening to the true teaching is fulfilled, it fulfills the factor of faith … rational application of mind … mindfulness and situational awareness … sense restraint … the three kinds of good conduct … the four kinds of mindfulness meditation … the seven awakening factors. When the seven awakening factors are fulfilled, they fulfill knowledge and freedom.\nThat’s the fuel for knowledge and freedom, and that’s how it’s fulfilled."}},{"id":"an10.61:8","sourceIds":["an10.61:8.1","an10.61:8.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, uparipabbate thullaphusitake deve vassante taṁ udakaṁ yathāninnaṁ pavattamānaṁ pabbatakandarapadarasākhā paripūreti, pabbatakandarapadarasākhā paripūrā kusobbhe paripūrenti, kusobbhā paripūrā mahāsobbhe paripūrenti, mahāsobbhā paripūrā kunnadiyo paripūrenti, kunnadiyo paripūrā mahānadiyo paripūrenti, mahānadiyo paripūrā mahāsamuddaṁ sāgaraṁ paripūrenti;\nevametassa mahāsamuddassa sāgarassa āhāro hoti, evañca pāripūri.","en":"It’s like when the heavens rain heavily on a mountain top, and the water flows downhill to fill the hollows, crevices, and creeks. As they become full, they fill up the pools. The pools fill up the lakes, the lakes fill up the streams, and the streams fill up the rivers. And as the rivers become full, they fill up the ocean.\nThat’s the fuel for the ocean, and that’s how it’s filled up."}},{"id":"an10.61:9","sourceIds":["an10.61:9.1","an10.61:9.2","an10.61:9.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sappurisasaṁsevo paripūro saddhammassavanaṁ paripūreti, saddhammassavanaṁ paripūraṁ saddhaṁ paripūreti, saddhā paripūrā yonisomanasikāraṁ paripūreti, yonisomanasikāro paripūro satisampajaññaṁ paripūreti, satisampajaññaṁ paripūraṁ indriyasaṁvaraṁ paripūreti, indriyasaṁvaro paripūro tīṇi sucaritāni paripūreti, tīṇi sucaritāni paripūrāni cattāro satipaṭṭhāne paripūrenti, cattāro satipaṭṭhānā paripūrā satta bojjhaṅge paripūrenti, satta bojjhaṅgā paripūrā vijjāvimuttiṁ paripūrenti;\nevametissā vijjāvimuttiyā āhāro hoti, evañca pāripūrī”ti.\nPaṭhamaṁ.","en":"In the same way, when the factor of associating with true persons is fulfilled, it fulfills the factor of listening to the true teaching. When the factor of listening to the true teaching is fulfilled, it fulfills the factor of faith … rational application of mind … mindfulness and situational awareness … sense restraint … the three kinds of good conduct … the four kinds of mindfulness meditation … the seven awakening factors. When the seven awakening factors are fulfilled, they fulfill knowledge and freedom.\nThat’s the fuel for knowledge and freedom, and that’s how it’s fulfilled.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/an10.61/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}