Reading guide
Set 1 complete, twelve discourses confirmed
With this page, SN 45.103–114's own twelve discourses (six sloping east, six sloping to the ocean, all closing with the identical formula) are confirmed complete — this vagga's own first of three matching sets.
Key terms
yamunā... aciravatī... sarabhū... mahī — the same four rivers already met at SN 45.104-108, now sloping to the ocean
sabbā tā mahānadiyo — “all the great rivers” — this set's own second collective statement, closing Set 1
rāgavinayapariyosānaṁ dosavinayapariyosānaṁ mohavinayapariyosānaṁ — the closing formula shared throughout this entire set of twelve, confirmed one final time here
ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo — the noble eightfold path, defined identically across all twelve discourses of this set
paṭhamo dvādasako — an unstated but structurally confirmed description — this project's own way of naming this vagga's own first set of twelve, distinguishing it from the two still to come
The text
Every genuinely translated fragment in this merged file, quoted in full, closing this vagga's own first set of twelve. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
45.110 — Yamunā“Mendicants, the Yamunā river slants, slopes, and inclines to the ocean. …”
45.111 — Aciravatī“… the Aciravatī river …”
45.112 — Sarabhū“… the Sarabhū river …”
45.113 — Mahī“… the Mahī river …”
45.114 — all the great rivers“… all the great rivers …”
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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 does this page complete, being the sixth discourse-block of this vagga's own first set?
Correct: A. The first of this vagga's own three matching sets of twelve, now confirmed complete.
Question 2 of 3
What closing formula has this set used throughout?
Correct: A. Confirmed one final time here, consistent across all twelve discourses of Set 1.
Question 3 of 3
What comes next, based on this vagga's own confirmed three-set structure?
Correct: A. SN 45.115 will open Set 2 with "whose objective, destination, and culmination is freedom from death."