SN 22.24  Abhijāna sutta - Directly Knowing

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthi.

“Rūpaṁ, bhikkhave, anabhijānaṁ aparijānaṁ avirājayaṁ appajahaṁ abhabbo dukkhakkhayāya;

“Bhikkhus, |without directly knowing::not knowing for oneself [anabhijānanta]| and |without fully understanding::not completely comprehending [aparijānanta]| |form::materiality, material existence, experience of the material world, i.e. encompassing both one’s body and external objects, whether near or far, gross or subtle, deficient or refined; first of the five aggregates [rūpa]|, |without becoming dispassionate::without experiencing fading of desire [avirājayanta]| towards it and without abandoning it, one is incapable of achieving the |complete end of suffering::extinction of stress, complete wearing away of discontentment [dukkhakkhaya]|;

vedanaṁ anabhijānaṁ aparijānaṁ avirājayaṁ appajahaṁ abhabbo dukkhakkhayāya;

without directly knowing and without fully understanding |felt experience::pleasant, neutral, or painful sensation, feeling felt on contact through eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind; second of the five aggregates [vedanā]|, without becoming dispassionate towards it and without abandoning it, one is incapable of achieving the complete end of suffering;

saññaṁ anabhijānaṁ aparijānaṁ avirājayaṁ appajahaṁ abhabbo dukkhakkhayāya;

without directly knowing and without fully understanding |perception::The mental process of recognizing and giving meaning to experience. It marks things by signs, labels, or associations drawn from memory and the field of contact. Perception shapes how one experiences the world; third of the five aggregates [sañña]|, without becoming dispassionate towards it and without abandoning it, one is incapable of achieving the complete end of suffering;

saṅkhāre anabhijānaṁ aparijānaṁ avirājayaṁ appajahaṁ abhabbo dukkhakkhayāya;

without directly knowing and without fully understanding |intentional constructs::intentions, volitions, choices; mental and bodily volitional activities; thought formations and constructed experiences (including proliferative tendencies); kamma-producing processes; fourth of the five aggregates [saṅkhāra]|, without becoming dispassionate towards it and without abandoning it, one is incapable of achieving the complete end of suffering;

viññāṇaṁ anabhijānaṁ aparijānaṁ avirājayaṁ appajahaṁ abhabbo dukkhakkhayāya.

without directly knowing and without fully understanding |consciousness::quality of awareness — distinctive knowing that arises in dependence on the meeting of eye and form, ear and sound, nose and odor, tongue and taste, body and tangible object, mind and mind object; fifth of the five aggregates [viññāṇa]|, without becoming dispassionate towards it and without abandoning it, one is incapable of achieving.

Rūpañca kho, bhikkhave, abhijānaṁ parijānaṁ virājayaṁ pajahaṁ bhabbo dukkhakkhayāya;

Indeed, bhikkhus, by directly knowing, by fully understanding form, by becoming dispassionate towards it, and by abandoning it, one is capable of achieving the complete end of suffering;

vedanaṁ abhijānaṁ parijānaṁ virājayaṁ pajahaṁ bhabbo dukkhakkhayāya;

by directly knowing, by fully understanding felt experience, by becoming dispassionate towards it, and by abandoning it, one is capable of achieving the complete end of suffering;

saññaṁ abhijānaṁ parijānaṁ virājayaṁ pajahaṁ bhabbo dukkhakkhayāya;

by directly knowing, by fully understanding perception, by becoming dispassionate towards it, and by abandoning it, one is capable of achieving the complete end of suffering;

saṅkhāre abhijānaṁ parijānaṁ virājayaṁ pajahaṁ bhabbo dukkhakkhayāya;

by directly knowing, by fully understanding intentional constructs, by becoming dispassionate towards it, and by abandoning it, one is capable of achieving

viññāṇaṁ abhijānaṁ parijānaṁ virājayaṁ pajahaṁ bhabbo dukkhakkhayāyā”ti.

by directly knowing, by fully understanding consciousness, by becoming dispassionate towards it, and by abandoning it, one is capable of achieving the complete end of suffering.