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45) Concerning ‘really knowing,’ ‘To really know something,
how much do we have to know?’
I advise and request that all students and investigators of
Dhamma listen particularly to the words of the Buddha that
I am about to quote. The Buddha said that to really know
something, we must know five things about it, namely:
(1) What are its characteristics and properties?
(2) What is its origin, its source?
(3) What is its assāda, its enticing quality, its
appeal, its allurement?
(4) What is its ādīnava, the hidden danger, the
sinister power to harm that lies concealed in it?
(5) What is the nissaraṇa, the skillful means by which
we can get the better of it and escape its power?
These five questions make up a valuable set.
