One brief, categorical statement, paired with its own companion just before it
Length
<1 minute to read, plus a described (not translated) colophon and uddāna
Northern parallel
No individual parallel confirmed by this project's own check
Difficulty
★☆☆☆☆ — closes this vagga's own ten discourses
Why this discourse
The seven awakening factors, this discourse states, “don't arise to be developed and cultivated apart from the Holy One's training” — a companion claim to SN 46.9's own, together closing the Pabbatavagga with this vagga's own colophon and a closing uddāna listing all ten of its discourses by name.
Reading guide
A companion claim, not a repetition
Where SN 46.9 located the awakening factors' own dependency in a specific historical moment (a Buddha's own appearance), this discourse locates it in an institutional and practical context: “the Holy One's training” (sugatavinaya) — the teaching and discipline a Buddha establishes. Together, the two discourses claim the awakening factors depend both on a Buddha's own historical appearance and on the living tradition of practice that appearance makes possible.
A vagga's own colophon, confirming ten discourses
The Pāli root closes with “Dasamaṁ” (“the tenth”) and “Pabbatavaggo paṭhamo” (“the Mountains chapter, the first”) — unambiguous this time, unlike the internal numbering notes met repeatedly throughout the Maggasaṃyutta, since this genuinely is the first vagga of this new saṃyutta. The closing uddāna names all ten discourses by their own topic in order: the Himalaya, the Body, Ethics, Clothes, a Monk, and Kuṇḍaliya; a Bungalow and Upavāṇa; and the arisen ones, two more — confirming SN 46.9-10 are traditionally counted together as this closing pair.
Key terms
sugatavinayā — “apart from the Holy One's training” — the teaching and discipline established by a Buddha, this discourse's own named condition for the awakening factors' own arising
sugata — “the Holy One” or “Well-Gone” — an epithet for the Buddha, used here to name the institutional context of his own teaching
pabbatavaggo paṭhamo — “the Mountains chapter, the first” — unambiguous confirmation that this is genuinely the first vagga of the Bojjhaṅgasaṃyutta
tassuddānaṁ — “its summary verse” — introducing the closing uddāna naming all ten discourses of this vagga by topic
uppannā apare dve — “the arisen ones, two more” — the uddāna's own way of naming SN 46.9-10 together as this vagga's own closing pair
The text
The complete discourse, closing the Pabbatavagga. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“Mendicants, these seven awakening factors don’t arise to be developed and cultivated apart from the Holy One’s training. What seven? The awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion, and equanimity. These seven awakening factors don’t arise to be developed and cultivated apart from the Holy One’s training.”
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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 condition does this discourse name for the seven awakening factors' own arising, distinct from SN 46.9's own?
Correct: A. A companion claim locating dependency in an institutional/practical context, distinct from SN 46.9's own historical claim.
Question 2 of 3
What does this vagga's own colophon confirm, unlike the ambiguous internal numbering notes met throughout SN 45?
Correct: A. Since this genuinely is SN 46's own opening vagga, no discrepancy arises here.
Question 3 of 3
How does the closing uddāna refer to SN 46.9 and this discourse together?
Correct: A. Confirming the deliberate pairing already suggested by their own parallel content and titles.
