Reading guide
A precise title, confirming the chain's own logic
The discourse's own title specifically names suffering “in” impermanence, not suffering as an independent topic — confirming, by direct reading, that this perception is meant to be developed as a direct continuation of SN 46.71's own contemplation, seeing how suffering necessarily follows from what is impermanent.
Key terms
anicce dukkhasaññā — “the perception of suffering in impermanence” — a precise title locating suffering specifically as a consequence of impermanence, not suffering considered independently
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 this meditation topic
dukkha — “suffering” or “unsatisfactoriness” — the second of the canon's own three characteristics, here contemplated specifically as arising from impermanence
chaṭṭhaṁ — “the sixth” — 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 the perception of suffering in impermanence 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 does this discourse's own precise title confirm about its own relationship to SN 46.71?
Correct: A. Confirmed by the discourse's own title, "suffering IN impermanence," not suffering as an independent topic.
Question 2 of 3
What is dukkha, the second of the canon's own three characteristics, contemplated as here?
Correct: A. The chain's own deliberate logic, tracing how each characteristic gives rise to the next.
Question 3 of 3
What confirms this discourse's own position as the vagga's own sixth topic?
Correct: A. Consistent with the sequential numbering confirmed throughout this vagga's own ten topics.