The same fivefold template, compressed to a single line
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
★☆☆☆☆ — brief, mirroring SN 37.12 exactly
Why this discourse
This discourse reverses SN 37.12's own kusīta (lazy) into āraddhavīriya (energetic, literally “with effort roused”) — the quality this project's own SN 37.12 reading guide named in advance while also flagging that discourse's own genuine textual irregularity (a restored full destination phrase where the series had otherwise settled into its shortest form).
Reading guide
A third confirmed forward reference
Following susīla and bahussuta, this discourse confirms a third consecutive quality named correctly in advance — the pattern of accurate prediction continues even though its own dark-side counterpart (SN 37.12) contained a genuine irregularity.
Roused effort, not merely absence of laziness
Āraddhavīriya's own literal meaning, “with effort roused,” names active exertion rather than simply the absence of kusīta's own laziness — a positive capacity stated outright, matching this series' own consistent preference for positive framing over bare negation.
This discourse's own compression, independent of SN 37.12's irregularity
SN 37.12's own restoration of the full destination phrase was a feature of that specific discourse; this discourse's own compression follows the bright-side series' own settled shorter pattern regardless, confirming the irregularity didn't propagate across the mirror.
The eighth of nine, one discourse from this series' own close
With āraddhavīriya confirmed, only upaṭṭhitassati remains before SN 37.24 closes the vagga itself.
Key terms
āraddhavīriya — “energetic,” literally “with effort roused” — this discourse's own variable fifth quality, directly reversing SN 37.12's own kusīta
kusīta — lazy, lacking energy — SN 37.12's own quality, reversed here
saddhā... hirimā... ottāpī... paññavā — the four fixed qualities, unchanged throughout this mirror series
dvādasamaṁ — “twelfth” — this discourse's own untranslated closing marker, matching SN 37.12's own position
vīriyārambha — “rousing energy” — a term this project has already met describing effort roused in a meditative context, sharing its root with this discourse's own āraddhavīriya
The text
The complete translated content of this discourse — a single line, the fivefold clause itself. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“… They’re faithful, conscientious, prudent, energetic, and wise. …”
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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 does "āraddhavīriya" literally mean?
Correct: A. A positive capacity stated outright, matching this series' own preference for positive framing.
Question 2 of 5
What genuine irregularity did this discourse's own dark-side counterpart, SN 37.12, show?
Correct: A. A genuine textual irregularity this project's own SN 37.12 reading guide flagged rather than smoothed over.
Question 3 of 5
Did SN 37.12's own irregularity propagate to this discourse's own compression?
Correct: A. Confirming the irregularity was specific to SN 37.12 and didn't affect its mirror.
Question 4 of 5
How many consecutive discourses has this reading guide confirmed as accurately predicted in advance?
Correct: A. The pattern of accurate prediction continuing despite SN 37.12's own irregularity.
Question 5 of 5
How many qualities remain before this vagga's own closing discourse, after this one?
Correct: A. Moving the series to its own final member before SN 37.24 closes the vagga itself.
