9.
The Discourse on the Question about Ignorance
322.
"'Ignorance, ignorance', friend Sāriputta, is said.
What indeed, friend, is ignorance?"
"Whatever, friend, 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, friend, ignorance."
"But is there, friend, a path, is there a practice for the abandoning of this ignorance?"
"There is indeed, friend, a path, there is a practice for the abandoning of this ignorance."
"But what, friend, is the path, what is the practice for the abandoning of this ignorance?"
"Just this noble eightfold path, friend, is for the abandoning of this ignorance, as follows -
right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.
This, friend, is the path, this is the practice for the abandoning of this ignorance."
"Excellent, friend, is the path, excellent is the practice for the abandoning of this ignorance.
And it is enough, friend Sāriputta, for diligence."
The ninth.