Reading guide
A different encoding from this set's own next block
This merged file uses per-discourse sub-prefixes (confirmed by direct check of the raw JSON before writing) — but SN 45.122-126, covering the same four rivers sloping to the ocean, was found to use the OTHER style, a single unified prefix. Even within one set of twelve, the two encodings are mixed — never assume one carries to the next.
Key terms
yamunā... aciravatī... sarabhū... mahī — the same four rivers already met at SN 45.104-108 and 110-114, now sloping east under Set 2's own formula
sabbā tā mahānadiyo — “all the great rivers” — the collective statement closing this block
amataogadhaṁ amataparāyanaṁ amatapariyosānaṁ — the “freedom from death” formula, confirmed to continue unabridged in the source's own bare ellipsis-marked entries
pe — the standard bilara-data elision marker, rendered in the English translation as an ellipsis — the reader is meant to supply Set 2's own formula from SN 45.115
ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo — the noble eightfold path, defined identically to every other discourse in this vagga
The text
Every genuinely translated fragment in this merged file, quoted in full including the source's own abbreviation marks. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
45.116 — Yamunā“Mendicants, the Yamunā river slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. …”
45.117 — Aciravatī“… the Aciravatī river …”
45.118 — Sarabhū“… the Sarabhū river …”
45.119 — Mahī“… the Mahī river …”
45.120 — 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 encoding does this merged file use, confirmed by direct check?
Correct: A. Confirmed by reading the raw JSON before writing — matching SN 45.104-108, not the ocean-bound block that follows.
Question 2 of 3
What does this page confirm about assuming encoding styles within one vagga?
Correct: A. SN 45.116-120 and SN 45.122-126 sit in the same set of twelve but use different encodings.
Question 3 of 3
What formula do these five entries carry forward from SN 45.115?
Correct: A. Set 2's own formula, abbreviated here to a bare ellipsis in the source.