Saṃyutta Nikāya · Discourse 45.76

Accomplishment in Rational Application of Mind (2nd)

Yonisomanasikārasampadāsutta — Ekadhammapeyyālavagga

Setting
Not specified beyond continuing from SN 45.75
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, closing with “culminating in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion.” With this discourse, the full 7×2 grid this vagga has run — the identical structure as Sūriyapeyyālavagga, minus the dawn simile — is complete, closing Ekadhammapeyyālavagga itself.

Reading guide

A second grid, fully confirmed

Confirmed by reading all fourteen discourses of this vagga together: the identical 7×2 structure already met at Sūriyapeyyālavagga, run here without the dawn simile — two independently verified instances of the same underlying design within this saṃyutta's own peyyāla vaggas.

This vagga's own quiet close

Following this discourse's own genuinely translated content, the root Pāli carries this vagga's own closing colophon (“Ekadhammapeyyālaṁ,” without an ordinal, matching this saṃyutta's own other peyyāla vaggas) and an untranslated meta-uddāna naming the identical seven qualities as Sūriyapeyyālavagga's own — confirmed by comparing both uddānas directly, word for word identical — 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
ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo — the noble eightfold path, defined identically across this vagga's own fourteen discourses
ekadhammapeyyālaṁ — “the abbreviated text on one thing” — this vagga's own closing colophon, left untranslated in the root, without an ordinal
tassuddānaṁ — “its own summary verse” — confirmed by direct comparison to be word for word identical to Sūriyapeyyālavagga's own uddāna, naming the same seven qualities

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. Two independently verified instances of the same underlying design within this saṃyutta.
Question 2 of 3
How does this vagga's own meta-uddāna compare to Sūriyapeyyālavagga's own?
Correct: A. Both name the same seven qualities in the same order, described rather than quoted since both are left untranslated.
Question 3 of 3
What is this vagga's own closing colophon?
Correct: A. Left untranslated in the source, described rather than quoted.
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