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The Discourse about Having the Nature of Rising
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At Sāvatthī.
Then a certain monk approached the Blessed One;
having approached, etc.
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?"
"Here, monk, an ignorant worldling does not understand as it really is matter having the nature of rising as 'matter has the nature of rising'; does not understand as it really is matter having the nature of falling as 'matter has the nature of falling'; does not understand as it really is matter having the nature of rising and falling as 'matter has the nature of rising and falling'. He does not understand as it really is feeling having the nature of rising as 'feeling has the nature of rising'; does not understand as it really is feeling having the nature of falling as 'feeling has the nature of falling'; does not understand as it really is feeling having the nature of rising and falling as 'feeling has the nature of rising and falling'. Perception having the nature of rising, etc. does not understand as it really is activities having the nature of rising as 'activities have the nature of rising'; does not understand as it really is activities having the nature of falling as 'activities have the nature of falling'; does not understand as it really is activities having the nature of rising and falling as 'activities have the nature of rising and falling'. He does not understand as it really is consciousness having the nature of rising as 'consciousness has the nature of rising'; does not understand as it really is consciousness having the nature of falling as 'consciousness has the nature of falling'; does not understand as it really is consciousness having the nature of rising and falling as 'consciousness has the nature of rising and falling'. This is called, monk, ignorance; and to this extent one is gone to ignorance."
When this was said, that monk said this to the Blessed One - "'True knowledge, true knowledge', venerable sir, is said. What indeed, venerable sir, is true knowledge, and in what way is one gone to true knowledge?"
"Here, monk, a learned noble disciple understands as it really is matter having the nature of rising as 'matter has the nature of rising'; understands as it really is matter having the nature of falling as 'matter has the nature of falling'; understands as it really is matter having the nature of rising and falling as 'matter has the nature of rising and falling'. He understands as it really is feeling having the nature of rising as 'feeling has the nature of rising'; understands as it really is feeling having the nature of falling as 'feeling has the nature of falling'; understands as it really is feeling having the nature of rising and falling as 'feeling has the nature of rising and falling'. Perception having the nature of rising... understands as it really is activities having the nature of rising as 'activities have the nature of rising'; understands as it really is activities having the nature of falling as 'activities have the nature of falling'; understands as it really is activities having the nature of rising and falling as 'activities have the nature of rising and falling'. He understands as it really is consciousness having the nature of rising as 'consciousness has the nature of rising'; understands as it really is consciousness having the nature of falling as 'consciousness has the nature of falling'; understands as it really is consciousness having the nature of rising and falling as 'consciousness has the nature of rising and falling'. This is called, monk, true knowledge; and to this extent one is gone to true knowledge." The first.