7.
The Discourse on Ignorance
1087.
Seated to one side, that monk said this to the Blessed One -
"'Ignorance, ignorance', venerable sir, is said.
What indeed, venerable sir, is ignorance;
and in what way is one gone to ignorance?"
"Whatever, monk, is not knowing suffering, not knowing the origin of suffering, not knowing the cessation of suffering, not knowing the practice leading to the cessation of suffering -
this is called, monk, ignorance;
and to this extent one is gone to ignorance."
"Therefore, monk, exertion is to be done regarding 'This is suffering', etc. exertion is to be done regarding 'This is the practice leading to the cessation of suffering.'" The seventh.