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SN 33.4

Not Knowing Choices

Saṅkhāraaññāṇasutta

from: 1. With Vacchagotta

Not Knowing Choices

At Sāvatthī.

Then the wanderer Vacchagotta said to the Buddha:

“What is the cause, worthy Gotama, what is the reason why these various misconceptions arise in the world? …”

“Vaccha, it is because of not knowing choices, their origin, their cessation, and the practice that leads to their cessation …”

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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