Saṃyutta Nikāya · Discourses 48.147–158

Another Chapter on Hard Work

Punabalakaraṇīyasutta — Punagaṅgāpeyyālavagga

Setting
Not given — a title-only cross-reference, matching SN 48.137-146's own minimal structure
Speakers
The Buddha (implied)
Form
A section title and a single cross-reference note; no worked example, colophon, or uddāna of its own
Length
<1 minute to read, per the source's own actual content
Northern parallel
No individual parallel confirmed by this project's own check
Significance
★★★☆☆ — confirmed as the sub-section that closes Vagga 13, totaling 34 discourses across three merged files, genuinely different from SN 45's own 36

Why this discourse

This file contains no worked example, colophon, or uddāna — only a section title, “Punabalakaraṇīyavagga” (“Another Hard Work Chapter”), and the note “tell in full as in SN 45.149–160, removal of greed version.” Confirmed by directly checking the following file's own root Pāli, Vagga 13 closes here without its own colophon or uddāna appearing anywhere in this vagga's own three merged sections.

Reading guide

The third and final section of Vagga 13

Confirmed by direct reading of SN 48.159-168's own root Pāli “0.2” field (“14. Punaesanāvagga”), Vagga 13 (Punagaṅgāpeyyālavagga) closes at this file without ever producing its own colophon or uddāna — its own total of 34 discourses (12 at SN 48.125-136, 10 at SN 48.137-146, 12 here) is confirmed by simple arithmetic on the file ranges themselves, not by any closing summary the source itself provides.

A different total from SN 45's own parallel vagga

This project's own observation, confirmed rather than assumed: SN 45's own Dutiyagaṅgāpeyyālavagga (SN 45.103-138) totals 36 discourses, while this vagga's own total is 34 — a genuine structural difference between the two saṃyuttas' own versions of this repeated vagga, not an error in either.

The same precise cross-reference pattern as its predecessor

Matching SN 48.137-146's own structure exactly, this file's cross-reference selects one specific paragraph — the “removal of greed” closing formula — from within this project's own already-completed SN 45.149, rather than pointing vaguely at the whole discourse.

Key terms

Punabalakaraṇīyavaggo — “Another Hard Work Chapter” — this section's own bare title, the only Pāli root content given
this text consists of the title only — the English source's own explicit note, confirming no further content exists in this file beyond the title and cross-reference
removal of greed version — the specific closing-formula variant this cross-reference selects, matching SN 48.137-146's own identical phrasing
rāgavinayapariyosānaṁ dosavinayapariyosānaṁ mohavinayapariyosānaṁ — “culminating in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion” — the exact phrase this cross-reference points to within SN 45.149
Punagaṅgāpeyyālavaggo — this section's own governing vagga, confirmed to close here at 34 discourses total, spanning SN 48.125 through SN 48.158

The text

The complete content of this file: its own bare title and the single cross-reference note. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).

§1(This text consists of the title only. Tell in full as in SN 45.149–160, removal of greed version.)

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Self-check quiz

3 questions. Click an answer to see immediate feedback. No score is recorded — this is for your own checking.

Question 1 of 3
How was Vagga 13's own closing point confirmed?
Correct: A. Confirmed by checking the following file directly, since this vagga never produces its own colophon or uddāna.
Question 2 of 3
How does Vagga 13's own total compare to SN 45's own parallel Dutiyagaṅgāpeyyālavagga?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct arithmetic on the file ranges, not assumed uniform across saṃyuttas.
Question 3 of 3
What specific content does this file's cross-reference point to?
Correct: A. Precisely selected, matching the pattern already confirmed at SN 48.137-146.
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