Saṃyutta Nikāya · Discourses 45.78–82

Five Discourses on Accomplishment in Ethics, Etc.

Sīlasampadādisutta — Dutiyaekadhammapeyyālavagga

Setting
Sāvatthī (continuing directly from SN 45.77)
Speakers
The Buddha, addressing the mendicants directly
Form
Five discourses merged under a single unified key prefix, as this saṃyutta's own two preceding matching merged pages
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 and SN 45.64–68 (ethics, enthusiasm, self-development, view, diligence), confirmed by direct comparison — the fifth confirmed instance of this exact five-quality sequence in this saṃyutta — now under this vagga's own superlative opening formula.

Reading guide

A third confirmed instance of the same five-quality run

Ethics, enthusiasm, self-development, view, and diligence appear here in the identical order as both preceding vaggas' own matching pages, confirmed by reading this merged file's own raw keys directly.

The superlative formula, carried through the run

This merged file's own opening line restates the full “I do not see a single thing... like ethics” formula for its own first entry before compressing the remaining four to single clauses, confirmed by reading the file directly — the identical internal compression pattern as this saṃyutta's own two preceding merged pages of this kind.

Key terms

sīlasampadā — “accomplishment in ethics” — the first quality in this merged run
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

The text

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

Ethics

45.78“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that gives rise to the noble eightfold path, or, if it’s already arisen, fully develops it like accomplishment in ethics. …”

Enthusiasm

45.79“… accomplishment in enthusiasm …”

Self-development

45.80“… accomplishment in self-development …”

View

45.81“… accomplishment in view …”

Diligence

45.82“… 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 many times has this project now confirmed this exact five-quality sequence (ethics, enthusiasm, self-development, view, diligence)?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct comparison across SN 45.50-54, SN 45.64-68, and this page.
Question 2 of 3
What opening formula does this merged file's own first entry restate?
Correct: A. The identical internal compression pattern as this saṃyutta's own two preceding matching merged pages.
Question 3 of 3
What quality receives fuller treatment in this run, matching the pattern of the two earlier merged pages?
Correct: A. The first quality in each of these three merged runs consistently receives the fuller opening restatement.
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