Saṃyutta Nikāya · Discourses 45.57–61

Five Discourses on Accomplishment in Ethics, Etc. (2nd)

Sīlasampadādisutta — Sūriyapeyyālavagga

Setting
Sāvatthī (continuing directly from SN 45.56)
Speakers
The Buddha, addressing the mendicants directly
Form
The identical five qualities as SN 45.50-54, merged under the same single unified key prefix pattern
Length
<1 minute to read
Northern parallel
No individual parallel confirmed by this project's own check
Difficulty
★☆☆☆☆ — five short entries, no new structure

Why this discourse

The identical five qualities as SN 45.50–54 (ethics, enthusiasm, self-development, view, diligence), confirmed by direct comparison to repeat exactly, within this vagga's own second round — closing, like SN 45.56, with “culminating in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion” rather than the first round's own “seclusion... letting go” formula.

Reading guide

The same five qualities, confirmed not merely assumed

Ethics, enthusiasm, self-development, view, and diligence appear here in the identical order as SN 45.50–54's own, confirmed by reading this merged file's own raw keys directly rather than assumed identical from the vagga's own overall pattern alone.

The same unified-prefix encoding

As with SN 45.50-54, this merged file uses one continuous key sequence rather than per-discourse sub-prefixes, confirmed by reading the raw JSON directly — the two merged pages in this vagga share the identical technical structure.

Key terms

sīlasampadā — “accomplishment in ethics” — the first quality in this second merged run, given fuller treatment as at SN 45.50
chandasampadā — “accomplishment in enthusiasm” — the second quality
attasampadā — “accomplishment in self-development” — the third quality
diṭṭhisampadā — “accomplishment in view” — the fourth quality
appamādasampadā — “accomplishment in diligence” — the fifth and last quality, closing this second merged run

The text

Every genuinely translated fragment in this merged file, quoted in full and grouped by quality. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).

Ethics

45.57“Mendicants, the dawn is the forerunner and harbinger of the sunrise. In the same way accomplishment in ethics is the forerunner and harbinger of the noble eightfold path for a mendicant. …”

Enthusiasm

45.58“… accomplishment in enthusiasm …”

Self-development

45.59“… accomplishment in self-development …”

View

45.60“… accomplishment in view …”

Diligence

45.61“… accomplishment in diligence …”

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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
How do the five qualities in this merged page compare to SN 45.50-54's own?
Correct: A. Confirmed by reading this merged file's own raw keys directly, not merely assumed from the vagga's own overall pattern.
Question 2 of 3
What technical pattern does this merged file share with SN 45.50-54?
Correct: A. Confirmed by reading the raw JSON of both merged files directly.
Question 3 of 3
What closing formula does this run share with SN 45.56?
Correct: A. This vagga's own second round's shared closing, distinct from the first round's own formula.
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