Reading guide
A pairing that echoes the base formula's own final terms
“Virāga” (fading away/dispassion) and “nirodha” (cessation) are the very same two terms that close the base formula already met throughout this saṃyutta (“relies on seclusion, fading away, and cessation”) — confirming these final two topics of this vagga deliberately echo the formula's own progression, now presented as independent meditation subjects in their own right.
Key terms
virāgasaññā — “the perception of dispassion” — the fading away of craving, this vagga's own penultimate topic
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
virāga — “dispassion” or “fading away” — the same term already met in the base formula's own closing sequence throughout this saṃyutta
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 the perception of dispassion 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 connection does this discourse's own topic share with the base formula used throughout this saṃyutta?
Correct: A. Confirming this vagga's own final two topics deliberately echo the base formula's own progression.
Question 2 of 3
What discourse does this one immediately precede, completing the pairing?
Correct: A. Together, dispassion and cessation echo the base formula's own final terms, now as independent topics.
Question 3 of 3
What confirms this discourse's own position as the vagga's own ninth topic?
Correct: A. Consistent with the sequential numbering confirmed throughout this vagga's own ten topics.