Five discourses compressed into a single file, matching SN 34.35–40's own minimal shape
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 34.35–40's own pattern is understood
Why this discourse
This merged file opens supports' own combinatorial set, pairing ārammaṇa ("supports") against each of the five qualities that follow it — territory, projecting, carefulness, persistence, and conducive — continuing this saṃyutta's own shrinking pattern at exactly the scale predicted.
Reading guide
The fifth combinatorial anchor, halfway through the sequence
With entering, remaining, emerging, and gladdening's own anchor sets already complete, supports opens the fifth of this saṃyutta's own ten combinatorial anchors, roughly the halfway point of the full ten-anchor sequence.
Territory, the sole surviving pairing
"One meditator is skilled in the supports for immersion but not in the territory of immersion …" — the only pairing given in full, matching SN 34.35–40's own minimal shape.
The same tight compression as the previous file
As at SN 34.35–40, this file drops the explicit "told in full" instruction, preserving only the opening pairing and a bare closing marker.
Five of ten anchors complete, five more still to come
SN 34.46–49 will open territory's own combinatorial set next, continuing the shrinking sequence at four discourses.
Key terms
ārammaṇa — supports — this combinatorial set's own shared anchor quality
gocara — territory — the first quality named in this file, paired against supports
kallita — gladdening — already paired with supports at SN 34.35–40, excluded from this file's own five pairings
peyyāla — an elision mark — here compressing an entire five-discourse set to a single opening pairing with no explicit 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 (supports and territory) and its own bare closing marker. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1At Sāvatthī. “One meditator is skilled in the supports for immersion but not in the territory of immersion. …”
§2(These five 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. Supports' own combinatorial set against the five 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 compression takes over.
Question 3 of 5
Roughly where does this discourse fall in this saṃyutta's own ten-anchor sequence?
Correct: A. Entering, remaining, emerging, and gladdening are already complete.
Question 4 of 5
How does this file's compression compare to SN 34.35–40's own?
Correct: A. Only the opening pairing and a bare closing marker survive.
Question 5 of 5
What opens next, at SN 34.46–49?
Correct: A. Continuing the shrinking sequence one discourse smaller.
