Reading guide
Set 2 complete, twelve discourses confirmed
With this page, SN 45.115–126's own twelve discourses (six sloping east, six sloping to the ocean, all closing with the “freedom from death” formula) are confirmed complete — this vagga's own second of three matching sets.
Key terms
yamunā... aciravatī... sarabhū... mahī — the same four rivers, now sloping to the ocean, closing Set 2
sabbā tā mahānadiyo — “all the great rivers” — the collective statement closing this block and this set
amataogadhaṁ amataparāyanaṁ amatapariyosānaṁ — Set 2's own closing formula, confirmed one final time here
ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo — the noble eightfold path, defined identically across all twelve discourses of this set
dutiyo dvādasako — an unstated but structurally confirmed description — this project's own way of naming this vagga's own second set of twelve
The text
Every genuinely translated fragment in this merged file, quoted in full, closing this vagga's own second set of twelve. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
45.122-126“Mendicants, the Yamunā river slants, slopes, and inclines to the ocean. …” “… the Aciravatī river …” “… the Sarabhū river …” “… the Mahī river …” “… 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 distinct from this same set's own east-bound block — even discourses within one set can differ.
Question 2 of 3
What does this page complete, being the sixth discourse-block of this vagga's own second set?
Correct: A. The second of this vagga's own three matching sets of twelve, now confirmed complete.
Question 3 of 3
What comes next, based on this vagga's own confirmed three-set structure?
Correct: A. SN 45.127 will open Set 3 with "which slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment."