Saṃyutta Nikāya · Discourses 45.64–68

Five Discourses on Accomplishment in Ethics, Etc. (1st)

Sīlasampadādisutta — Ekadhammapeyyālavagga

Setting
Sāvatthī (continuing directly from SN 45.63)
Speakers
The Buddha, addressing the mendicants directly
Form
Five discourses merged under a single unified key prefix, as SN 45.50-54's own
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, now framed with “one thing helps give rise to the noble eightfold path” rather than the dawn simile — this vagga's own version of the identical merged-file pattern already met at SN 45.50-54.

Reading guide

The same five qualities, the same merged-file pattern

Confirmed by reading this merged file's own raw keys directly: ethics receives fuller treatment (matching SN 45.63's own shape), while enthusiasm, self-development, view, and diligence are each compressed to a single clause — the identical internal structure as SN 45.50-54's own.

A vagga-wide substitution, not a page-specific one

The dawn simile's absence here confirms it is a vagga-wide substitution rather than something varying discourse by discourse — every one of this vagga's own fourteen discourses opens with “one thing” rather than the dawn, checked directly across both this page and SN 45.63's own.

Key terms

sīlasampadā — “accomplishment in ethics” — the first quality in this merged run, given fuller treatment
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 in this 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

45.64“Mendicants, one thing helps give rise to the noble eightfold path. What one thing? It’s accomplishment in ethics. …”

Enthusiasm

45.65“… accomplishment in enthusiasm …”

Self-development

45.66“… accomplishment in self-development …”

View

45.67“… accomplishment in view …”

Diligence

45.68“… 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 page compare to SN 45.50-54's own?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct comparison — the same five qualities, the same internal structure.
Question 2 of 3
What confirms the dawn simile's absence is vagga-wide rather than page-specific?
Correct: A. Every discourse in this vagga shares the identical "one thing" framing, confirmed rather than assumed.
Question 3 of 3
Which quality in this run receives fuller treatment than the others?
Correct: A. Matching SN 45.50-54's own pattern — the first quality in each merged run gets the fuller shape.
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