Not given — a pure cross-reference instruction, carrying no worked example of its own
Speakers
The Buddha (implied)
Form
A single explicit cross-reference instruction, with no independent example, plus a closing uddāna
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
★★☆☆☆ — the same pure cross-reference pattern this project just confirmed at SN 48.83-92, now for a different twelve-simile vagga
Why this discourse
This merged file carries no independent content of its own at all — confirmed by direct reading, it consists solely of the source's own explicit instruction, “tell in full as in the chapter on hard work at SN 45.149–160,” plus its own closing uddāna. This project's own earlier work on SN 45.149-160 built out all twelve similes individually; here they are compressed into a single cross-reference, exactly as SN 48.83-92 was for Appamādavagga.
Reading guide
A pure cross-reference, matching this vagga's own predecessor
Confirmed by direct reading, this file gives neither the full simile-by-simile content (as this project's own SN 45.149-160 did, across twelve individual pages) nor even a single worked example — SN 48's own copy of Balakaraṇīyavagga is compressed exactly as its own immediately preceding vagga, Appamādavagga (SN 48.83-92), already was.
Twelve similes, confirmed by this file's own uddāna alone
As general canonical background, already confirmed at this project's own earlier treatment of SN 45.149-160: the twelve similes are hard work, seeds, a dragon (nāga), a tree, a pot, a spike, the atmosphere, two on clouds, a ship, a guest house, and a river — each illustrating some dimension of effort or preparation, here applied to the developed five faculties rather than the eightfold path.
A second consecutive vagga, compressed the same way
This project's own observation: with Appamādavagga (SN 48.83-92) and now Balakaraṇīyavagga (SN 48.93-104) both reduced to bare cross-reference instructions in immediate succession, this project notes a likely pattern for this book's remaining peyyāla vaggas without assuming it continues — to be confirmed discourse range by discourse range as each is directly read.
Key terms
Balakaraṇīyavaggo vitthāretabbo — “the Hard Work chapter is to be elaborated in full” — this file's own sole substantive instruction, pointing entirely to SN 45.149-160 rather than repeating that content
balakaraṇīya — “requiring strength/hard work, to be done with effort” — this vagga's own governing theme, already met throughout this project's own SN 45.149-160
balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca — “hard work, seeds, and dragons” — the closing uddāna's own opening line, naming the first three of this vagga's own twelve similes
rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā; ākāsena ca dve meghā, nāvā āgantukā nadī — “a tree, a pot, and a spike, the atmosphere, and two on clouds, a ship, a guest house, and a river” — the uddāna's remaining similes, completing the count of twelve
Balakaraṇīyavaggo dasamo — “the Hard Work chapter, the tenth” — confirming this vagga's own position as the tenth in this saṃyutta
The text
Every genuinely translated fragment given in the consulted English source: the bare cross-reference instruction, and the closing uddāna. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1(Tell in full as in the chapter on hard work at SN 45.149–160.)
UddānaHard work, seeds, and dragons, a tree, a pot, and a spike, the atmosphere, and two on clouds, a ship, a guest house, and a river.
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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 file's own content compare to this project's own SN 45.149-160?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct comparison — the identical compression pattern already seen at SN 48.83-92.
Question 2 of 3
What does the closing uddāna confirm about this vagga's own similes?
Correct: A. Already confirmed at this project's own earlier work on SN 45.149-160.
Question 3 of 3
What does this project note about meeting a second consecutive bare cross-reference vagga?
Correct: A. Noted as an observation, to be confirmed range by range rather than assumed in advance.
