Eight discourses compressed by bilara-data into a single file: one opening pairing given, plus an explicit editorial instruction covering the rest
Length
under a minute to read
Northern parallel
A rough counterpart may exist in the Chinese Saṃyukta-āgama (T99), though this reading guide does not assert a specific matching sutra number
Difficulty
★☆☆☆☆ — trivial once SN 34.11–19's own pattern is understood
Why this discourse
This merged file opens remaining's own combinatorial set, pairing ṭhiti ("remaining") against each of the eight qualities that follow it in this saṃyutta's own sequence — emerging, gladdening, supports, territory, projecting, carefulness, persistence, and conducive. Unlike entering's own nine-discourse spread across SN 34.11–19, bilara-data compresses this entire eight-discourse set into a single file, giving only the first pairing before an explicit editorial note covers the rest.
Reading guide
The second combinatorial anchor, now compressed into one file
Where entering's own nine pairings each received their own discourse-number and individual file, remaining's own eight pairings are compressed together, the source itself judging this stretch worth less individual treatment than the first.
One pairing given, seven left to an explicit instruction
"One meditator is skilled in remaining in immersion but not in emerging from it …" opens this file, followed by "(These eight discourses should be told in full as the previous set)" — an explicit editorial pointer back to SN 34.11–19's own fuller pattern.
Why entering was already excluded here
Remaining's own pairing with entering was already covered at SN 34.11 ("Entering and Remaining"); this file's own eight pairings run only through the qualities that follow remaining in sequence, avoiding duplication.
Second of ten anchors, confirming the shrinking pattern
With entering's nine and remaining's eight both now accounted for, this saṃyutta's own triangular-number structure (9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1=45) continues exactly as predicted at SN 34.19.
Key terms
ṭhiti — remaining — this combinatorial set's own shared anchor quality
vuṭṭhāna — emerging — the first quality named in this file, paired against remaining
samāpatti — entering — already paired with remaining at SN 34.11, excluded from this file's own eight pairings
peyyāla — an elision mark — here compressing an entire eight-discourse set to a single opening pairing plus editorial note
jhāyī — meditator — the general term for the four types this discourse classifies, by cross-reference to SN 34.1
The text
The complete merged file: the opening pairing (remaining and emerging) and the source's own explicit editorial instruction covering the remaining seven. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are these four meditators. What four? One meditator is skilled in remaining in immersion but not in emerging from it. …”
§2(These eight discourses should be told in full as the previous set.)
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Self-check quiz
5 questions. Click an answer to see immediate feedback. No score is recorded — this is for your own checking.
Question 1 of 5
How many discourses does this single merged file compress?
Correct: A. Remaining's own combinatorial set against the eight qualities that follow it.
Question 2 of 5
Which pairing is given in full at the start of this file?
Correct: A. The only pairing spelled out before the editorial note takes over.
Question 3 of 5
Why doesn't this file include a pairing between remaining and entering?
Correct: A. Avoiding duplication with entering's own combinatorial set.
Question 4 of 5
How does this file's compression compare to entering's own nine-discourse spread?
Correct: A. The source itself judging this stretch worth less individual treatment.
Question 5 of 5
What structural pattern does this file's own scale confirm?
Correct: A. Predicted at SN 34.19 and confirmed here.
