The Arising Nature I

1. I heard thus. At one time the Blessed One lived in the monastery offered by Anathapindika in Jeta's grove in Savatthi.

2. Then a certain monk approached the Blessed One, worshipped and sat on a side.

3. Sitting said to the Blessed One: ßVenerable sir, it is said, `Ignorance.' What is ignorance and of what is someone ignorant?û

4. ßMonk, the not learned ordinary man does not know as it really is the arising nature of matter as the arising nature of matter, the fading nature of matter as the fading nature of matter, and the arising and fading nature of matter as the arising and fading nature of matter.

5. ßHe does not know as it really is the arising nature of feelings as the arising nature of feelings, the fading nature of feelings as the fading nature of feelings, and the arising and fading nature of feelings as the arising and fading nature of feelings.

6. ßHe does not know as it really is the arising nature of perceptions as the arising nature of perceptions, the fading nature of perceptions as the fading nature of perceptions, and the arising and fading nature of perceptions as the arising and fading nature of perceptions.

7. ßHe does not know as it really is the arising nature of intentions as the arising nature of intentions, the fading nature of intentions as the fading nature of intentions, and the arising and fading nature of intentions as the arising and fading nature of intentions.

8. ßHe does not know as it really is the arising nature of consciousness as the arising nature of consciousness, the fading nature of consciousness as the fading nature of consciousness, and the arising and fading nature of consciousness as the arising and fading nature of consciousness.

9. ßMonk, this is called ignorance and he is ignorant of these things.û

10. When this was said that monk said to the Blessed One: ßVenerable sir, it is said knowledge, what is knowledge and of what does someone know?û

11. ßHere monk, the learned noble disciple knows as it really is the arising nature of matter as the arising nature of matter, the fading nature of matter as the fading nature of matter, and the arising and fading nature of matter as the arising and fading nature of matter.

12. ßHe knows as it really is the arising nature of feelings as the arising nature of feelings, the fading nature of feelings as the fading nature of feelings, and the arising and fading nature of feelings as the arising and fading nature of feelings.

13. ßHe knows as it really is the arising nature of perceptions as the arising nature of perceptions, the fading nature of perceptions as the fading nature of perceptions, and the arising and fading nature of perceptions as the arising and fading nature of perceptions

14. ßHe knows as it really is the arising nature of intentions as the arising nature of intentions, the fading nature of intentions as the fading nature of intentions, and the arising and fading nature of intentions as the arising and fading nature of intentions.

15 He knows as it really is the arising nature of consciousness as the arising nature of consciousness, the fading nature of consciousness as the fading nature of consciousness, and the arising and fading nature of consciousness as the arising and fading nature of consciousness.

16. ßMonk, this is called knowledge, and he knows these things.