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Saṃyutta Nikāya · Discourse 48.66

Seven Benefits

Dutiyaphalasutta — Bodhipakkhiyavagga

Setting
Not given — matching this vagga's own recurring bare structure
Speakers
The Buddha (implied)
Form
A single, bare doctrinal statement, listing seven items
Length
1–2 minutes to read
Northern parallel
No individual parallel confirmed by this project's own check
Significance
★★★★☆ — confirms and expands SN 48.65's own two fruits into the classic sevenfold formula

Why this discourse

This discourse confirms, in the text's own words, the companion this project flagged as an open possibility at SN 48.65 rather than assumed in advance: its own Pali title, “Dutiya” (“second”), pairs directly with SN 48.65's “Paṭhama” (“first”), and its own content expands the prior discourse's two fruits into the well-known sevenfold formula.

Reading guide

A confirmed pair, and a genuine expansion

Confirmed by direct reading, this discourse's own title and content settle what SN 48.65 only suggested: this is indeed its paired “second” discourse, and it expands — not merely repeats — the prior discourse's two fruits into seven, by splitting each fruit into its own traditional finer gradations.

Seven fruits: two for full awakening, five for non-return

As general canonical background, not asserted beyond what this discourse's own bare text states: the first fruit (full awakening) splits into early-in-this-life or at-the-moment-of-death; the second (non-return) splits into the five classic types of non-returner — extinguished between one life and the next, upon landing, without extra effort, with extra effort, or heading upstream to the Akaniṭṭha realm.

A formula recurring across the canon

This project's own observation: this exact sevenfold list — expanding the two fruits into seven — recurs at the close of other major canonical practice sequences, such as the Ānāpānasatisutta, confirming this as a standard, widely reused closing formula rather than something unique to this vagga.

Key terms

satta phalā sattānisaṁsā — “seven fruits and benefits” — this discourse's own expanded count
diṭṭheva dhamme paṭikacca aññaṁ ārādheti — “attains enlightenment early on in this very life” — the first of the seven
antarāparinibbāyī...upahaccaparinibbāyī...asaṅkhāraparinibbāyī...sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyī...uddhaṁsoto akaniṭṭhagāmī — the five traditional types of non-returner, each named as its own distinct fruit
orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā — “with the ending of the five lower fetters” — the condition for non-return
Chaṭṭhaṁ — “the sixth” — the closing colophon marker, confirming this as the vagga's sixth discourse

The text

The complete discourse. 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. Because of developing and cultivating these five faculties, seven fruits and benefits can be expected. What seven? They attain enlightenment early on in this very life. If not, they attain enlightenment at the time of death. If not, with the ending of the five lower fetters, they’re extinguished between one life and the next … they’re extinguished upon landing … they’re extinguished without extra effort … they’re extinguished with extra effort … they head upstream, going to the Akaniṭṭha realm. Because of developing and cultivating these five faculties, these seven fruits and benefits can be expected.”

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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 relate to SN 48.65's own "two fruits"?
Correct: A. "Dutiya" (second) pairs directly with "Paṭhama" (first) — confirmed, not assumed.
Question 2 of 3
How do the seven fruits break down, as general canonical background?
Correct: A. The two fruits of SN 48.65, each expanded into its own finer gradations.
Question 3 of 3
What does this project note about where this sevenfold formula appears?
Correct: A. A standard, widely reused closing formula, not unique to this vagga.
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Further reading

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