Accomplishment in Rational Application of Mind (2nd)
Yonisomanasikārasampadāsutta — Sūriyapeyyālavagga
Setting
Sāvatthī
Speakers
The Buddha, addressing the mendicants directly
Form
The seventh and last quality of this vagga's own second round, closing the vagga itself
Length
<1 minute to read
Northern parallel
No individual parallel confirmed by this project's own check
Difficulty
★☆☆☆☆ — short, closes this vagga plainly
Why this discourse
The seventh and last quality of this vagga's own second round: rational application of mind once more, now closing with “culminating in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion” rather than SN 45.55's own “seclusion... letting go” formula. With this discourse, the full 7×2 grid this vagga has run — seven qualities, two closing formulas, fourteen discourses — is complete, closing Sūriyapeyyālavagga itself.
Reading guide
The grid complete
Confirmed by reading all fourteen discourses of this vagga together: seven qualities (good friendship, ethics, enthusiasm, self-development, view, diligence, rational application of mind), each given twice with two different closing formulas, with no combination repeated — a genuinely systematic design.
This vagga's own quiet close
Following this discourse's own genuinely translated content, the root Pāli carries this vagga's own closing colophon (“Sūriyapeyyālaṁ,” without an ordinal, matching Aññatitthiyapeyyālavagga's own unusual closing style) and an untranslated meta-uddāna naming the seven qualities of one round in verse — described here rather than quoted, since this content is left untranslated in Sujato's own English.
Key terms
yonisomanasikārasampadā — “accomplishment in rational application of mind” — this discourse's own quality, closing this vagga's own second round
rāgavinayapariyosānaṁ dosavinayapariyosānaṁ mohavinayapariyosānaṁ — “culminating in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion” — this discourse's own closing formula, matching the second round's own throughout
ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo — the noble eightfold path, defined identically across this vagga's own fourteen discourses
sūriyapeyyālaṁ — “the abbreviated text on the sun” — this vagga's own closing colophon, left untranslated in the root, without an ordinal
tassuddānaṁ — “its own summary verse” — the heading introducing the untranslated meta-uddāna naming the seven qualities of one round
The text
The complete genuinely translated content of the discourse. This vagga's own closing colophon and meta-uddāna are left untranslated in the source and are described, not quoted, above. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“… accomplishment in rational application of mind. A mendicant accomplished in rational application of mind can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how does a mendicant accomplished in rational application of mind develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path? It’s when a mendicant develops right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion, which culminate in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion. That’s how a mendicant accomplished in rational application of mind develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path.”
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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 discourse complete, being the last of this vagga's own fourteen discourses?
Correct: A. Confirmed by reading all fourteen discourses together — a genuinely systematic design.
Question 2 of 3
What closing formula does this discourse use?
Correct: A. Consistent with SN 45.56-61's own shared closing, distinct from SN 45.49-55's own.
Question 3 of 3
What is this vagga's own closing colophon, left untranslated in the root?
Correct: A. Described rather than quoted, since Sujato's own English leaves this portion untranslated.
