Not given — a bare cross-reference instruction, carrying no worked example of its own
Speakers
The Buddha (implied)
Form
A single cross-reference instruction, plus a closing uddāna; no worked example of its own
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
★★☆☆☆ — a second consecutive vagga in this saṃyutta compressed bare, unlike its own immediately preceding SN 49 counterpart
Why this discourse
This file carries no worked example of its own, matching SN 48.105-114's own bare wording — but this genuinely differs from this project's own immediately preceding encounter with the identical vagga at SN 49.35-44, which kept the three searches defined in full. This is now the second consecutive vagga in this saṃyutta following the same pattern already noted at SN 50.23-34.
Reading guide
A bare cross-reference, matching SN 48's own wording
Confirmed by direct reading, this file gives only the instruction “tell in full as in the chapter on searches at SN 45.161–170” and the closing uddāna, identical to SN 48.105-114's own bare structure — genuinely different from this project's own SN 49.35-44, which kept the three searches (sensual pleasure, continued existence, spiritual path) defined in full.
A second consecutive vagga following this pattern
This project's own observation: with both Vagga 3 (SN 50.23-34) and Vagga 4 (this discourse) now confirmed as bare cross-references matching SN 48's own wording rather than SN 49's own fuller one, a pattern emerges for SN 50 — noted here, but each further vagga still confirmed directly rather than assumed to continue.
Ten topics, confirmed by this file's own uddāna alone
As general canonical background, already confirmed at this project's own earlier treatment of SN 45.161-170: the ten topics are searches, discriminations, defilements, states of existence, threefold suffering, barrenness, stains, troubles, feelings, and craving/thirst, here applied to the developed five powers.
Key terms
Esanāvaggo vitthāretabbo — “the Searches chapter is to be elaborated in full” — identical in wording to SN 48.105-114's own, unlike SN 49.35-44's own fuller treatment
esanā — “search, quest” — this vagga's own opening topic, met with differing compression across saṃyuttas
esanā vidhā āsavo, bhavo ca dukkhatā tisso — the closing uddāna's own opening line, identical to SN 45.161-170, SN 48.105-114, and SN 49.35-44's own
khilaṁ malañca nīgho ca; vedanā taṇhā tasinā — the uddāna's remaining five topics, completing the count of ten
Esanāvaggo catuttho — “the Searches chapter, the fourth” — confirming this vagga's own position as the fourth 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 searches at SN 45.161–170.)
UddānaSearches, discriminations, defilements, states of existence, three kinds of suffering, barrenness, stains, and troubles, feelings, craving, and thirst.
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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 immediately preceding encounter with Esanāvagga at SN 49.35-44?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct comparison — matching SN 48.105-114's own bare wording instead.
Question 2 of 3
What pattern does this project note across SN 50's own Vagga 3 and Vagga 4?
Correct: A. Noted as an emerging pattern, with each further vagga still confirmed directly.
Question 3 of 3
What does the closing uddāna confirm about this vagga's own topics?
Correct: A. Already confirmed at this project's own earlier work on SN 45.161-170.
