The identical superlative structure as SN 46.49, scoped to exterior factors, closing this vagga's own ten discourses
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 and its own interior/exterior pair
Why this discourse
This discourse completes SN 46.49's own deliberate pairing: among “exterior” (bāhira) factors, nothing rivals good friendship for giving rise to the seven awakening factors — closing the Cakkavattivagga with a confirmed, unambiguous colophon.
Reading guide
A completed pair: interior and exterior forerunners
Together, SN 46.49 (rational application of mind, interior) and this discourse (good friendship, exterior) confirm a comprehensive claim: across both kinds of condition a mendicant could rely on — one entirely internal, one entirely dependent on others — each has its own unmatched champion for giving rise to the seven awakening factors, echoing the same two conditions already paired at SN 46.12-13 and SN 46.31-32.
A colophon and uddāna, confirmed without discrepancy
The Pāli root closes with “Dasamaṁ” (“the tenth”) and “Cakkavattivaggo pañcamo” (“the Wheel-Turning Monarch chapter, the fifth”), matching this project's own count without discrepancy. The closing uddāna names all ten discourses of this vagga in order: Discriminations, the Wheel-Turning Monarch, About Māra; Witless and Wise; Poor and Prosperous; and the Sun with the two interior/exterior factor discourses.
Key terms
bāhiraṁ aṅganti karitvā — “taking into account exterior factors” — this discourse's own explicit scoping condition, completing SN 46.49's own interior/exterior pair
kalyāṇamittatā — “good friendship” — the exterior factor named as unmatched for giving rise to the seven awakening factors, echoing the identical claim already met at SN 46.12
nāññaṁ ekaṅgampi samanupassāmi — “I do not see a single one [that compares]” — the same canonical superlative formula already met at SN 46.29 and 46.49
cakkavattivaggo pañcamo — “the Wheel-Turning Monarch chapter, the fifth” — unambiguous confirmation of this vagga's own position, matching this project's own count without discrepancy
tassuddānaṁ — “its summary verse” — introducing the closing uddāna naming all ten discourses of this vagga by topic
The text
Every genuinely translated fragment given in the consulted English source, closing the Cakkavattivagga. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“Taking into account exterior factors, mendicants, I do not see a single one that gives rise to the seven awakening factors like good friendship. …”
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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 comprehensive claim do SN 46.49 and this discourse make together?
Correct: A. Echoing the same two conditions already paired at SN 46.12-13 and SN 46.31-32.
Question 2 of 3
What does this vagga's own closing colophon confirm?
Correct: A. Confirmed without discrepancy, as with the preceding Nīvaraṇavagga's own colophon.
Question 3 of 3
What exterior factor does this discourse name as unmatched for giving rise to the seven awakening factors?
Correct: A. The same claim already met at SN 46.12, now framed within the explicit interior/exterior superlative pairing.
