Then Vipassī thought: ‘When what doesn’t exist are there no choices? When what ceases do choices cease?’ Then, through rational application of mind, Vipassī penetrated with wisdom: ‘When ignorance doesn’t exist there are no choices. When ignorance ceases, choices cease.’
And so, when ignorance ceases, choices cease. When choices cease, consciousness ceases. … That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases. ‘Cessation, cessation.’ Such was the vision, knowledge, wisdom, realization, and light that arose in Vipassī, the one intent on awakening, regarding teachings not learned before from another.”
(Tell in full for each of the seven Buddhas.)
Linked Discourses 12.5 1. The Buddhas Sikhī
“Sikhī, the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha …”
Linked Discourses 12.6 1. The Buddhas Vessabhū
“Vessabhū, the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha …”
Linked Discourses 12.7 1. The Buddhas Kakusandha
“Kakusandha, the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha …”
Linked Discourses 12.8 1. The Buddhas Koṇāgamana
“Koṇāgamana, the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha …”
Linked Discourses 12.9 1. The Buddhas Kassapa
“Kassapa, the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha …”
Linked Discourses 12.10 1. The Buddhas Gotama
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Mendicants, before my awakening—when I was still unawakened but intent on awakening—I thought: ‘Alas, this world has fallen into trouble. It’s born, grows old, dies, passes away, and is reborn, yet it doesn’t understand how to escape from this suffering, from old age and death. Oh, when will an escape be found from this suffering, from old age and death?’