Reading guide
The same three feelings, in a new form
Pleasant, painful, and neutral — identical to the threefold definition already given at length across SN 36, now restated concisely as one answer inside this saṃyutta's own question-and-answer structure.
Key terms
sukhā vedanā, dukkhā vedanā, adukkhamasukhā vedanā — “pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling” — identical to Vedanāsaṃyutta's (SN 36) own standard threefold list
āvuso — “reverend, friend” — the reciprocal address term Jambukhādaka and Sāriputta use throughout this saṃyutta
pañhā — “question” — the recurring suffix naming every discourse's own Pali title throughout this saṃyutta
atthi... maggo atthi paṭipadā — “is there a path and a practice” — this saṃyutta's own recurring path-confirmation question, asked with only its object changing from SN 38.1 through SN 38.15
sattamaṁ — “seventh” — this discourse's own untranslated closing ordinal
The text
The portion of this discourse Sujato's own English translation renders. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘feeling’. What is feeling?” “Reverend, there are three feelings. What three? Pleasant, painful, and neutral feeling. These are the three feelings.” “But reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding these three feelings?” “There is.” …
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Self-check quiz
2 questions. Click an answer to see immediate feedback. No score is recorded — this is for your own checking.
Question 1 of 2
What three feelings does Sāriputta name?
Correct: A. Identical to the standard threefold list already given at length across SN 36 (Vedanāsaṃyutta).
Question 2 of 2
How does this discourse's own definition compare to SN 36's own treatment of the same subject?
Correct: A. The same threefold definition, given here in a much more compressed form.