1“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘ignorance’. What is ignorance?”

“Not knowing about suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering. This is called ignorance.”

“But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for giving up that ignorance?”

“There is.” …

1"‘Avijjā, avijjā’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. Katamā nu kho, āvuso, avijjā"ti?

"Yaṁ kho, āvuso, dukkhe aññāṇaṁ, dukkhasamudaye aññāṇaṁ, dukkhanirodhe aññāṇaṁ, dukkhanirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya aññāṇaṁ – ayaṁ vuccatāvuso, avijjā"ti.

"Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etissā avijjāya pahānāyā"ti?

"Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etissā avijjāya pahānāyā"ti.

"Katamo panāvuso, maggo katamā paṭipadā, etissā avijjāya pahānāyā"ti?

"Ayameva kho, āvuso, ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, etissā avijjāya pahānāya, seyyathidaṁ – sammādiṭṭhi … pe … sammāsamādhi.

Ayaṁ kho, āvuso, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā, etissā avijjāya pahānāyā"ti.

"Bhaddako, āvuso, maggo bhaddikā paṭipadā, etissā avijjāya pahānāya. Alañca panāvuso sāriputta, appamādāyā"ti.

Navamaṁ.