Not given — matching SN 48.61's own bare structure
Speakers
The Buddha (implied)
Form
A single, bare doctrinal statement
Length
<1 minute to read
Northern parallel
No individual parallel confirmed by this project's own check
Significance
★★★☆☆ — a companion discourse to SN 48.61, naming a related but deeper outcome for the five faculties
Why this discourse
This discourse directly mirrors SN 48.61's own structure, but names a different, related outcome for the developed five faculties: uprooting the “underlying tendencies” (anusaya) — the classic latent roots of defilement that lie beneath, and give rise to, the fetters SN 48.61 already named.
Reading guide
A companion to SN 48.61, same structure
Confirmed by direct comparison, this discourse's own text is structurally identical to SN 48.61 — the same five faculties, the same “bhāvitāni bahulīkatāni” (“developed and cultivated”) qualifier — differing only in the specific outcome named.
Underlying tendencies: deeper than the fetters
As general canonical background, not asserted beyond what this discourse's own bare text states: the “anusaya” are traditionally enumerated as seven latent tendencies — sensual desire, hostility, views, doubt, conceit, desire for continued existence, and ignorance — understood as the deeper roots from which the visible fetters (saṁyojana) named at SN 48.61 arise.
The start of a likely series across this vagga
This project's own honest observation: this discourse's own bare structure, closely paired with SN 48.61's own identical form but naming a distinct outcome, suggests this vagga may continue through a series of related outcomes for the five faculties — a pattern this project will confirm discourse by discourse rather than assume in advance.
Key terms
anusayasamugghātāya saṁvattanti — “lead to uprooting the underlying tendencies” — this discourse's own specific outcome for the developed five faculties
anusaya — “underlying tendency” — the classic latent roots of defilement, traditionally enumerated as seven
samugghāta — “uprooting, complete destruction” — a stronger term than mere “giving up” (pahāna), suggesting removal at the root
bhāvitāni bahulīkatāni — “developed and cultivated” — the recurring qualifier shared with SN 48.61 and throughout this saṃyutta
Dutiyaṁ — “the second” — the closing colophon marker, confirming this as the vagga's second discourse
The text
The complete discourse. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“Mendicants, when these five faculties are developed and cultivated they lead to uprooting the underlying tendencies. What five? The faculties of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom. When these five faculties are developed and cultivated they lead to uprooting the underlying tendencies.”
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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 does this discourse's own structure relate to SN 48.61?
Correct: A. The same faculties, the same qualifier, a different named outcome.
Question 2 of 3
What are the "underlying tendencies" (anusaya), as general canonical background?
Correct: A. Traditionally understood as the deeper roots from which the fetters arise.
Question 3 of 3
What does the word "samugghāta" suggest, compared to "pahāna" (giving up)?
Correct: A. Uprooting, complete destruction — a more thorough removal than simply setting something aside.
