With Poṭṭhapāda 20.1-6
Poṭṭhapādasutta 20.1-6
- Language
- Pāli
20.1
“Saññā nu kho, bhante, paṭhamaṃ uppajjati, pacchā ñāṇaṃ, udāhu ñāṇaṃ paṭhamaṃ uppajjati, pacchā saññā, udāhu saññā ca ñāṇañca apubbaṃ acarimaṃ uppajjantī”ti?
“But sir, does perception arise first and knowledge afterwards? Or does knowledge arise first and perception afterwards? Or do they both arise at the same time?”
20.2
“Saññā kho, poṭṭhapāda, paṭhamaṃ uppajjati, pacchā ñāṇaṃ, saññuppādā ca pana ñāṇuppādo hoti.
“Perception arises first and knowledge afterwards. The arising of perception leads to the arising of knowledge.
20.3
So evaṃ pajānāti:
They understand,
20.4
‘idappaccayā kira me ñāṇaṃ udapādī’ti.
‘My knowledge arose from a specific condition.’
20.5
Iminā kho etaṃ, poṭṭhapāda, pariyāyena veditabbaṃ—
That is a way to understand how
20.6
yathā saññā paṭhamaṃ uppajjati, pacchā ñāṇaṃ, saññuppādā ca pana ñāṇuppādo hotī”ti.
perception arises first and knowledge afterwards; that the arising of perception leads to the arising of knowledge.”
Translations (4)
- Razgovor sa Poṭṭhapādom — sr
- Mit Poṭṭhapāda — German
- With Poṭṭhapāda — English
- Potthapada Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha) — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese