Reading guide
The second of four immeasurables, in this vagga's own shorthand
Confirmed by direct reading, this discourse follows the identical elision pattern already met at SN 46.62, closing with its own numeral (“the seventh”) — the same topic already elaborated in full detail at SN 46.54, here compressed to this vagga's own established shorthand.
Key terms
karuṇā — “compassion” — the second of the four immeasurable states, already met in fuller elaboration at SN 46.54, there culminating in the dimension of infinite space
bhāvitā bahulīkatā — “developed and cultivated” — the standard phrase, followed by the source's own elision
satta bojjhaṅgā — the seven awakening factors, implicitly developed together with compassion
mahapphalā mahānisaṁsā — the implied sixfold benefit carried over from SN 46.57's own full elaboration
sattamaṁ — “the seventh” — the Pāli root's own closing numeral for this discourse
The text
The complete discourse as the source itself gives it. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“Mendicants, when compassion is developed and cultivated it’s very fruitful and beneficial. …”
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Self-check quiz
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Question 1 of 3
Where was compassion already treated in fuller elaboration earlier in this saṃyutta?
Correct: A. This discourse compresses that same topic into this vagga's own established single-line shorthand.
Question 2 of 3
What pattern does this discourse continue from SN 46.62's own treatment of love?
Correct: A. Consistent with this vagga's own established compressed idiom for its own second group of topics.
Question 3 of 3
What is compassion's own specific apex, per SN 46.54's own fuller account?
Correct: A. The second of three formless attainments mapped onto the final three immeasurable states.