{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn56.17/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn56.17","id":"suttacentral_sn56.17","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn56.17/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"Seated to one side, that mendicant said to the Buddha: \u201cSir, they speak of this thing called \u2018ignorance\u2019. What is ignorance? And how is an ignoramus defined?\u201d \u201cNot knowing about suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the practice that leads to the cessation of suffering. This is called ignorance. And this is how an ignoramus is defined. That\u2019s why you should practice meditation \u2026\u201d","title":"Ignorance","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":68}