Reading guide
The shortest discourse in this vagga so far
A single question, and nothing more — not even one collapsed answer sentence, as SN 35.54 and SN 35.55 each still gave.
What the reader is trusted to supply
SN 35.53's own six-field chain, with āsavā substituted for avijjā, and aniccato (as impermanent) as the lens, following the giving-up/uprooting, impermanence/not-self pattern SN 35.55 already confirmed.
Key terms
āsava — defilement — rendered “grasping” is Sujato's own word for upādāna elsewhere in this vagga, but here āsava is his own “defilements”, this discourse's own target
pahāna — giving up — this discourse's own (unwritten) verb, following the pattern this vagga has already established
peyyāla — formula-repetition — the ellipsis mark this discourse consists almost entirely of
avijjā — ignorance — this vagga's own opening target, the template this discourse silently assumes
aniccato — as impermanent — the lens this discourse's own unwritten answer is presumed to use
The text
The complete discourse, exactly as both the Pali root and Sujato's own English give it: a single question, closed with a peyyāla ellipsis and no written answer. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“Sir, how does one know and see so that the defilements are given up?” …
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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 much of this discourse's answer is actually written out, in either the Pali root or Sujato's own English?
Correct: A. The shortest discourse in this vagga so far.
Question 2 of 5
What target does this discourse apply “giving up” to?
Correct: A. This vagga's own third target, after ignorance and the fetters.
Question 3 of 5
What template is the reader trusted to supply for this discourse's own unwritten answer?
Correct: A. The same “template established, then assumed” move this vagga has already used.
Question 4 of 5
Which lens does the giving-up/uprooting pattern this vagga has already established predict for this discourse?
Correct: A. SN 35.55 already confirmed: giving up runs on impermanence, uprooting on not-self.
Question 5 of 5
What discourse immediately follows, completing this target's own pair?
Correct: A. The defilements, like the fetters before them, receive both halves of the pair.