A single statement naming the five faculties' own final result, closing this vagga with its own colophon and uddāna
Length
<1 minute to read
Northern parallel
No individual parallel confirmed by this project's own check
Significance
★★★★☆ — closes Mudutaravagga, confirmed exactly by its own uddāna against this project's own already-translated ten discourses
Why this discourse
This discourse closes Mudutaravagga with the classic arahant-attainment formula already met elsewhere in this project's own work: developing and cultivating the five faculties, a mendicant realizes the UNDEFILED freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom (anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ), in this very life, through the ending of defilements — and its own closing colophon and uddāna confirm, item for item, this project's own tracking of all ten discourses in this vagga.
Reading guide
The classic freedom-of-heart and freedom-by-wisdom formula
Confirmed by direct reading, this discourse's own closing formula — “anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ” (“the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom”), realized “due to the ending of defilements” (āsavānaṁ khayā) — is the canon's own classic description of full arahantship, here presented as the direct result of developing the five faculties.
The vagga's own uddāna, confirmed item for item
Confirmed by direct reading, this discourse's own closing verse — “Gain, three brief ones, three more detailed ones; Practicing and Endowed, the tenth is the ending of defilements” — matches this project's own already-translated sequence exactly: SN 48.11 (Gain), SN 48.12-14 (three “in brief”), SN 48.15-17 (three “in detail”), SN 48.18 (Practicing), SN 48.19 (Endowed), and this discourse itself as the tenth.
A fitting close, echoing the vagga's own opening theme
This project's own comparison confirms this discourse closes the vagga on the same theme SN 48.19 introduced — the faculties' own proper CULMINATION, not merely their degree — here stated as their highest possible result, full arahantship through the ending of defilements.
Key terms
bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā — “because of developing and cultivating” — the condition for this discourse's own final result
āsavānaṁ khayā — “due to the ending of defilements” — naming the result directly as the classic mark of arahantship
anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ — “the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom” — the canon's own classic description of full liberation
Mudutaravaggo dutiyo — “the second vagga, Mudutaravagga, is finished” — the Pāli root's own closing colophon
paṭilābho tayo saṅkhittā, vitthārā apare tayo, paṭipanno ca sampanno, dasamaṁ āsavakkhayaṁ — the closing uddāna, confirmed to match this project's own SN 48.11-20 exactly, item for item
The text
The complete discourse. This vagga's own closing colophon and uddāna are described, not translated, above. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“Mendicants, there are these five faculties. What five? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. These are the five faculties. It’s because of developing and cultivating these five faculties that a mendicant realizes the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom in this very life. And they live having realized it with their own insight due to the ending of defilements.”
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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
What does this discourse name as the result of developing and cultivating the five faculties?
Correct: A. The canon's own classic description of full arahantship.
Question 2 of 3
What does this discourse's own uddāna confirm?
Correct: A. Gain, three brief, three detailed, Practicing, Endowed, and this discourse as the tenth — confirmed exactly.
Question 3 of 3
How does this discourse relate to SN 48.19's own theme?
Correct: A. The highest possible result, echoing the vagga's own direction-focused theme introduced at SN 48.19.
