Reading guide
The third of four immeasurables, in this vagga's own shorthand
Confirmed by direct reading, this discourse follows the identical elision pattern already met at SN 46.62-63, closing with its own numeral (“the eighth”) — the same topic already elaborated in full detail at SN 46.54, here compressed to this vagga's own established shorthand.
Key terms
muditā — “rejoicing” or “sympathetic joy” — the third of the four immeasurable states, already met in fuller elaboration at SN 46.54, there culminating in the dimension of infinite consciousness
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 rejoicing
mahapphalā mahānisaṁsā — the implied sixfold benefit carried over from SN 46.57's own full elaboration
aṭṭhamaṁ — “the eighth” — 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 rejoicing 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 rejoicing 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 is rejoicing's own specific apex, per SN 46.54's own fuller account?
Correct: A. The third of three formless attainments mapped onto the final three immeasurable states.
Question 3 of 3
What confirms this discourse's own position as the eighth topic of this vagga?
Correct: A. Consistent with the sequential numbering confirmed throughout this vagga's own ten topics.