Reading guide
One frame, two settings and two names
Sāriputta staying near Ukkacelā on the Ganges, in the land of the Vajjis, rather than near Nālakagāmaka in Magadha; the wanderer Sāmaṇḍaka rather than Jambukhādaka. Apart from these two changes, the dialogue — the definition of extinguishment as the ending of greed, hate, and delusion, the confirmation that a path exists, and the noble eightfold path spelled out in full — is word for word identical to SN 38.1, confirmed by direct comparison rather than assumed from the two saṃyuttas' shared reputation.
An instruction, not a gap this project is filling
“Tell in full as the Linked Discourses with Jambukhādaka” is itself part of Sujato's own genuine English translation, quoted directly in the text below — not a placeholder this project has invented to paper over missing content. The compilers of the Pali canon themselves chose to abbreviate this saṃyutta this way, and bilara-data preserves that choice exactly as a single file covering fifteen discourse numbers.
Fourteen discourses, mapped rather than invented
SN 39.2 corresponds to SN 38.2 (perfection), SN 39.3 to SN 38.3 (principled speech), and so on in sequence through SN 39.15 corresponding to SN 38.15 (substantial reality) — each already published on this site in full, with its own reading guide, terms, and quiz. The further-reading list below links each of the fourteen directly, rather than repeating fourteen already-written reading guides on this single page.
Key terms
The text
§1At one time Venerable Sāriputta was staying in the land of the Vajjis near Ukkacelā on the bank of the Ganges river. Then the wanderer Sāmaṇḍaka went up to Venerable Sāriputta and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to Sāriputta:
§2“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘extinguishment’. What is extinguishment?” “Reverend, the ending of greed, hate, and delusion is called extinguishment.” “But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for realizing this extinguishment?” “There is, reverend.”
§3“Well, what is it?” “It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is: right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion. This is the path, the practice, for realizing this extinguishment.” “Reverend, this is a fine path, a fine practice, for realizing this extinguishment. Just this much is enough for diligence.”
The source's own cross-reference for SN 39.2–15
§4(Tell in full as the Linked Discourses with Jambukhādaka.)
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