SN 22.24 (S iii 26)
Abhijāna Sutta
— Directly knowing —
[abhijānati]

Two conditions (doubled as four with synonyms) for the destruction of suffering: full understanding and abandoning. One should remain aware not to focus on only one of these two.



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sāvatthi·nidānaṃ.

The (sutta) opening at Sāvatthī.{n}

rūpaṃ, bhikkhave, an·abhijānaṃ a·parijānaṃ a·virājayaṃ a·ppajahaṃ abhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; vedanaṃ an·abhijānaṃ a·parijānaṃ a·virājayaṃ a·ppajahaṃ abhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; saññaṃ an·abhijānaṃ a·parijānaṃ a·virājayaṃ a·ppajahaṃ abhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; saṅkhāre an·abhijānaṃ a·parijānaṃ a·virājayaṃ a·ppajahaṃ abhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; viññāṇaan·abhijānaṃ a·parijānaṃ a·virājayaṃ a·ppajahaṃ abhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya.

Without directly knowing and fully understanding Form, bhikkhus, without getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is unable to destroy suffering; without directly knowing and fully understanding Feeling, bhikkhus, without getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is unable to destroy suffering; without directly knowing and fully understanding Perception, bhikkhus, without getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is unable to destroy suffering; without directly knowing and fully understanding Constructions, bhikkhus, without getting dispassionate towards them and abandoning them, one is unable to destroy suffering; without directly knowing and fully understanding Consciousness, bhikkhus, without getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is unable to destroy suffering.

rūpañ·ca kho, bhikkhave, abhijānaṃ parijānaṃ virājayaṃ pajahaṃ bhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; vedanaṃ abhijānaṃ parijānaṃ virājayaṃ pajahaṃ bhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; saññaṃ abhijānaṃ parijānaṃ virājayaṃ pajahaṃ bhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; saṅkhāre abhijānaṃ parijānaṃ virājayaṃ pajahaṃ bhabbo dukkha·kkhayāya; viññāṇaabhijānaṃ parijānaṃ virājayaṃ pajahaṃ bhabbo dukkha·kkhayāyā ti.

By directly knowing and fully understanding Form, bhikkhus, by getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is able to destroy suffering; by directly knowing and fully understanding Feeling, bhikkhus, by getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is able to destroy suffering; by directly knowing and fully understanding Perception, bhikkhus, by getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is able to destroy suffering; by directly knowing and fully understanding Constructions, bhikkhus, by getting dispassionate towards them and abandoning them, one is able to destroy suffering; by directly knowing and fully understanding Consciousness, bhikkhus, by getting dispassionate towards it and abandoning it, one is able to destroy suffering.



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