3.3.12 Viññāṇalakkhaṇapañha

“Bhante nāgasena, kiṃlakkhaṇaṃ viññāṇan”ti?

“Vijānanalakkhaṇaṃ, mahārāja, viññāṇan”ti.

“Opammaṃ karohī”ti.

“Yathā, mahārāja, nagaraguttiko majjhe nagarasiṅghāṭake nisinno passeyya puratthimadisato purisaṃ āgacchantaṃ, passeyya dakkhiṇadisato purisaṃ āgacchantaṃ, passeyya pacchimadisato purisaṃ āgacchantaṃ, passeyya uttaradisato purisaṃ āgacchantaṃ; evameva kho, mahārāja, yañca puriso cakkhunā rūpaṃ passati, taṃ viññāṇena vijānāti. Yañca sotena saddaṃ suṇāti, taṃ viññāṇena vijānāti. Yañca ghānena gandhaṃ ghāyati, taṃ viññāṇena vijānāti. Yañca jivhāya rasaṃ sāyati, taṃ viññāṇena vijānāti. Yañca kāyena phoṭṭhabbaṃ phusati, taṃ viññāṇena vijānāti, yañca manasā dhammaṃ vijānāti, taṃ viññāṇena vijānāti. Evaṃ kho, mahārāja, vijānanalakkhaṇaṃ viññāṇan”ti.

“Kallosi, bhante nāgasenā”ti.

Viññāṇalakkhaṇapañho dvādasamo.