12. Viññāṇalakkhaṇapañho
12.‘‘ 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
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Evaṃ kho , mahārāja , vijānanalakkhaṇaṃ viññāṇan ’’ ti .
‘‘ Kallosi
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