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The Third 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, etc.
Seated to one side, the Venerable Mahākoṭṭhika said this to the Venerable Sāriputta -
"'True knowledge, true knowledge', friend Sāriputta, is said.
What indeed, friend, is true knowledge, and in what way is one gone to true knowledge?"
"Here, friend, a learned noble disciple understands as it really is matter having the nature of rising as 'matter has the nature of rising'; matter having the nature of falling, etc. understands as it really is matter having the nature of rising and falling as 'matter has the nature of rising and falling'; feeling having the nature of rising, etc. feeling having the nature of rising and falling... perception having the nature of rising, etc. activities having the nature of rising... activities having 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'. Consciousness having the nature of rising... consciousness having 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, friend, true knowledge; and to this extent one is gone to true knowledge." The third.