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# AN 2:30 · Release (Vimutti Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-2-30/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:19:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:52:10.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:30. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Discourse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:33

“Defiled by passion, the mind is not released. Defiled by ignorance, discernment does not develop. Thus from the fading of passion is there awareness-release. From the fading of ignorance is there discernment-release.”

See also: [DN 15](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/dn-15/); [SN 12:70](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-12-70/); [SN 20:4–5](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-20-4/); [AN 9:43—45](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-9-43/)

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