A full worked example (unlike SN 43.14–43's own bare synonym-naming), closing with an untranslated meta-uddāna naming all thirty-three synonyms and this saṃyutta's own genuinely translated colophon
Length
~1 minute to read
Northern parallel
SA 890 covers the SN 43.11–43 range as a whole, per SuttaCentral's own parallels record
Difficulty
★☆☆☆☆ — short, but closes the whole saṃyutta
Why this discourse
Parāyanaṁ (“the final haven,” sometimes “the beyond”) is the thirty-third and last of this saṃyutta's own fresh synonyms for nibbāna, closing Dutiyavagga's own run of thirty-two synonym discourses. Rather than cross-referencing SN 43.12 the way SN 43.13–43 did, this discourse spells out one full worked example — mindfulness of the body, the identical path-formulation SN 43.1 opened the entire saṃyutta with — before this saṃyutta's own genuinely Sujato-translated colophon closes all forty-four discourses at once.
Reading guide
The saṃyutta closes as it opened
Confirmed by direct comparison: SN 43.1 paired asaṅkhataṁ with kāyagatāsati (mindfulness of the body) as this saṃyutta's own first worked example; SN 43.44 pairs parāyanaṁ with the identical kāyagatāsati as its own last, a deliberate bookend this reading guide notes rather than a coincidence — of eleven available path-formulations, the discourse closing the saṃyutta returns to the very one that opened it.
Thirty-three synonyms, one closing tally
The untranslated meta-uddāna at this discourse's own close lists all thirty-three synonyms used across Dutiyavagga in verse (asaṅkhataṁ itself through parāyanaṁ), described here rather than translated, since Sujato's own English leaves it as blank lines and this reading guide does not fabricate content the translation does not supply.
A genuine close, not a placeholder
“The Linked Discourses on the unconditioned are complete” is confirmed as Sujato's own genuine translation of this saṃyutta's own closing colophon, closing all forty-four discourses across both vaggas at once — not a discourse-by-discourse tally but a single closing line for the whole collection, exactly as this project's own already-closed SN 37, SN 38, SN 39, SN 40, SN 41, and SN 42 were each closed in turn.
Key terms
parāyanaṁ — “the final haven” — the thirty-third and last fresh synonym for nibbāna, closing Dutiyavagga's own run of synonym discourses
kāyagatāsati — “mindfulness of the body” — the identical path-formulation SN 43.1 opened the whole saṃyutta with, deliberately returned to here as its own closing worked example
yathā asaṅkhataṁ tathā vitthāretabbaṁ — “tell in full as in the unconditioned” — this discourse's own final cross-reference, covering the ten path-formulations not spelled out in this worked example
tettiṁsatimaṁ... dutiyo vaggo — “thirty-third... chapter two” — this discourse's own count and vagga-closing markers, left untranslated in the root and described rather than quoted as English here
asaṅkhatasaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ — “The Linked Discourses on the unconditioned are complete” — this saṃyutta's own genuinely Sujato-translated closing colophon, closing all forty-four discourses at once
The text
The complete genuinely translated content of the discourse. This saṃyutta's own closing meta-uddāna, left untranslated in the source, is described rather than quoted above. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
The final worked example, and a last cross-reference
§1“Mendicants, I will teach you the final haven and the path that leads to the final haven. Listen … And what is the final haven? The ending of greed, hate, and delusion. This is called the final haven. And what is the path that leads to the final haven? Mindfulness of the body. This is called the path that leads to the final haven. So, mendicants, I’ve taught you the final haven and the path that leads to the final haven. Out of sympathy, I’ve done what a teacher should do who wants what’s best for their disciples. Here are these roots of trees, and here are these empty huts. Practice absorption, mendicants! Don’t be negligent! Don’t regret it later! This is my instruction to you.” (Tell in full as in the unconditioned.)
This saṃyutta's own genuine close
§2The Linked Discourses on the unconditioned are complete.
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Self-check quiz
3 questions. Click an answer to see immediate feedback. No score is recorded — this is for your own checking.
Question 1 of 3
What path-formulation does this discourse spell out as its own worked example?
Correct: A. A deliberate bookend, confirmed by direct comparison with SN 43.1's own opening worked example.
Question 2 of 3
How many fresh synonyms for nibbāna does Dutiyavagga cycle through in total, ending with this discourse?
Correct: A. From SN 43.12's own asaṅkhataṁ through SN 43.44's own parāyanaṁ, thirty-three synonyms in total.
Question 3 of 3
What does this saṃyutta's own genuine closing colophon say?
Correct: A. One closing line for the whole two-vagga collection, matching how this project's own SN 37 through SN 42 were each closed in turn.
