[323] On one occasion the Venerable Sāriputta and the Venerable Mahākoṭṭhita were dwelling at Bārāṇasī in the Deer Park at Isipatana. Sitting to one side, the Venerable Mahākoṭṭhita said this to the Venerable Sāriputta: "'True knowledge (vijjā), true knowledge,' friend Sāriputta, it is said. What now, friend, is true knowledge, and in what way has one arrived at true knowledge?"
"Here, friend, the instructed noble disciple understands as it really is (yathābhūta) form (rūpa) that is subject to origination thus: 'Form is subject to origination'; form that is subject to vanishing …; he understands as it really is form that is subject to origination and vanishing thus: 'Form is subject to origination and vanishing.' Feeling (vedanā) that is subject to origination …; perception (saññā) that is subject to origination …; volitional formations (saṅkhārā) that are subject to origination; volitional formations that are subject to vanishing; he understands as it really is volitional formations that are subject to origination and vanishing thus: 'Volitional formations are subject to origination and vanishing.' Consciousness (viññāṇa) that is subject to origination; consciousness that is subject to vanishing; he understands as it really is consciousness that is subject to origination and vanishing thus: 'Consciousness is subject to origination and vanishing.'
"This, friend, is called true knowledge, and in this way one has arrived at true knowledge."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.