The Buddha teaching Rādha (by continuation from SN 35.76)
Form
SN 35.76’s own frame repeated with a single word changed — suffering in place of impermanence — elided in Sujato’s own English to its opening line alone
Length
under 1 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
★☆☆☆☆ — a one-line stub, transparent once SN 35.76 is understood
Why this discourse
This discourse is the second of the Rādha triad opened at SN 35.76, and it changes exactly one word: “impermanent” becomes “suffering.” Sujato’s own English preserves only the opening line — “Rādha, you should give up desire for what is suffering” — and elides the rest of the discourse to an ellipsis, exactly as bilara-data itself stores it, trusting the reader to supply SN 35.76’s own full six-field chain (faculty, object, consciousness, contact, feeling) with the new target word substituted throughout. The Pali root confirms the same elision on its own side; this is not a gap in this project’s own sourcing but bilara-data’s own encoding of a peyyāla (formula-repetition) passage.
Reading guide
One word changed
SN 35.76’s own “give up desire for what is impermanent” becomes, here, “give up desire for what is suffering” — the identical six-field chain understood to follow, unstated.
An elision on both sides
Both Sujato’s own English and the Pali root preserve only this discourse’s opening line, trusting the reader to supply the rest from SN 35.76’s own full text — the standard peyyāla convention this project has met many times before.
The middle term of three
Impermanence (SN 35.76), suffering (this discourse), and not-self (SN 35.78) complete a triad running the three characteristics through the same “give up desire” frame.
Key terms
dukkha — suffering — this discourse’s own target, replacing SN 35.76’s impermanence
chandapahāna — giving up desire — the same instruction as SN 35.76’s, now applied to suffering
peyyāla — a formula-repetition passage — bilara-data’s own encoding for this discourse, preserved untranslated after its opening line
cakkhu — the eye — the first sense field named before the elided remainder of the six-field chain
phassajā vedanā — feeling born of contact — the final link of the chain this discourse’s elision assumes
The text
The discourse as bilara-data itself preserves it: one line stated, the six-field chain elided exactly as in the source. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“Rādha, you should give up desire for what is suffering. …”
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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
What single word changes between SN 35.76 and this discourse?
Correct: A. The identical frame, one target word substituted.
Question 2 of 5
How much of this discourse does Sujato’s own English preserve?
Correct: A. A peyyāla elision, matching bilara-data’s own encoding of the Pali root.
Question 3 of 5
What convention explains this discourse’s brevity?
Correct: A. The standard peyyāla convention this project has met many times before.
Question 4 of 5
Where in the Rādha triad does this discourse sit?
Correct: A. The middle term, suffering, between the triad’s outer two.
Question 5 of 5
What chain does this discourse’s elision assume the reader will supply, per SN 35.76?
Correct: A. SN 35.76’s own full six-field chain, substituting the new target word.
