No individual parallel confirmed by this project's own check
Significance
★★★★☆ — opens a new vagga whose own name formalizes a term already met twice in Vagga 6, and names a specific new outcome for the five faculties
Why this discourse
This discourse opens Bodhipakkhiyavagga (“on the side of awakening”) — directly formalizing the “bodhipakkhiyā dhammā” term this project's own SN 48.51 and SN 48.55 already used as this new vagga's own name — and names a specific outcome for the five faculties not yet framed this way in this saṃyutta: giving up the fetters (saṁyojanappahāna).
Reading guide
A vagga name formalizing an earlier recurring term
Confirmed by direct comparison, this vagga's own name, “Bodhipakkhiyavagga,” directly matches the term “bodhipakkhiyā dhammā” (“qualities on the side of awakening”) this project's own SN 48.51 and SN 48.55 already used to frame the five faculties — a term now promoted from a recurring phrase within Vagga 6 to this new vagga's own formal name.
A new outcome: giving up the fetters
Confirmed by direct reading, this discourse names a specific outcome for the five faculties not yet framed this way in this saṃyutta's own earlier discourses: they lead to “saṁyojanappahāna” (“giving up the fetters”) — the classic bonds (saṁyojana) that keep beings bound to the cycle of rebirth, distinct from the “ending of defilements” (āsavakkhaya) formula met repeatedly in earlier vaggas.
A bare structural form, matching recent discourses
This project's own observation: like several discourses in the immediately preceding Sūkarakhatavagga, this discourse's own text is brief and unadorned — a single doctrinal claim with a minimal setting (“at Sāvatthī”), no further narrative elaboration.
Key terms
Bodhipakkhiyavagga — “the vagga on the side of awakening” — this new vagga's own name, formalizing a term already met at SN 48.51 and 48.55
saṁyojanappahānāya saṁvattanti — “lead to giving up the fetters” — this discourse's own specific outcome for the developed five faculties
saṁyojana — “fetter” — the classic bonds that keep beings bound to the cycle of rebirth
bhāvitāni bahulīkatāni — “developed and cultivated” — the recurring qualifier for the five faculties throughout this saṃyutta
Paṭhamaṁ — “the first” — the closing colophon marker, confirming this as the vagga's first discourse
The text
The complete discourse. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, when these five faculties are developed and cultivated they lead to giving up the fetters. What five? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. When these five faculties are developed and cultivated they lead to giving up the fetters.”
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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 vagga's own new name, Bodhipakkhiyavagga, formalize?
Correct: A. A recurring phrase within Vagga 6, now this new vagga's own title.
Question 2 of 3
What specific outcome does this discourse name for the developed five faculties?
Correct: A. A specific new framing, distinct from the āsavakkhaya formula met repeatedly before.
Question 3 of 3
What structural form does this discourse's own text take?
Correct: A. Matching the bare structural pattern of several recent discourses in this saṃyutta.
