Reading guide
The fourth and final immeasurable, closing this topic group
Confirmed by direct reading, this discourse completes the set of four immeasurable states (love, compassion, rejoicing, equanimity) named together in the vagga's own closing uddāna — the same topic already elaborated at SN 46.54, here compressed to this vagga's own established shorthand, closing with its own numeral (“the ninth”).
Key terms
upekkhā — “equanimity” — the fourth and final of the four immeasurable states, already met in fuller elaboration at SN 46.54, there culminating in the dimension of nothingness
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 equanimity
mahapphalā mahānisaṁsā — the implied sixfold benefit carried over from SN 46.57's own full elaboration
navamaṁ — “the ninth” — 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 equanimity 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
What group of topics does this discourse close?
Correct: A. Confirmed by the vagga's own uddāna, naming all four immeasurables together as a set.
Question 2 of 3
Where was equanimity 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 3 of 3
What discourse remains to close this vagga after this one?
Correct: A. The vagga's own tenth and final topic, closing with its own colophon and uddāna.