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The Second Discourse about Having the Nature of Rising
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On one occasion the Venerable Sāriputta and the Venerable Mahākoṭṭhika were dwelling at Bārāṇasī in the Deer Park at Isipatana.
Then the Venerable Mahākoṭṭhika, in the evening, having emerged from seclusion, etc.
Seated to one side, the Venerable Mahākoṭṭhika said this to the Venerable Sāriputta -
"'Ignorance, ignorance', friend Sāriputta, is said.
What indeed, friend, is ignorance, and in what way is one gone to ignorance?"
"Here, friend, an ignorant worldling does not understand as it really is matter having the nature of rising as 'matter has the nature of rising'; matter having the nature of falling, etc. does not understand as it really is 'matter has the nature of rising and falling'. Feeling having the nature of rising, etc. feeling having the nature of falling, etc. does not understand as it really is 'feeling has the nature of rising and falling'. Perception having the nature of rising, etc. activities having the nature of rising, etc. activities having the nature of falling, etc. does not understand as it really is activities having the nature of rising and falling as 'activities have the nature of rising and falling'. Consciousness having the nature of rising, etc. 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, friend, ignorance; and to this extent one is gone to ignorance." The second.