A single elided sentence, continuing this vagga's own confirmed sequence
Length
<1 minute to read
Northern parallel
No individual parallel confirmed by this project's own check
Significance
★★★ — the sixth of the ten Tathāgata powers, confirming this vagga's own continued sequential order
Why this discourse
Confirmed by direct reading, this discourse's own claim — truly understanding “the faculties of other sentient beings and other individuals after encompassing them with my mind” — is the sixth of the classical ten Tathāgata powers, directly following the fifth at SN 52.19, confirming this project's own tracking of this vagga's own sequential order continues intact.
Reading guide
The sixth power, in sequence
This project's own confirmation: this discourse continues the exact order already confirmed across SN 52.15-19, now naming knowledge of the relative maturity of other beings' own spiritual faculties.
A phrase echoing this vagga's own earlier mind-reading discourse
This project's own cross-reference: the phrase “after encompassing them with my mind” echoes SN 52.14's own mind-reading claim closely, though here directed at assessing others' own spiritual readiness (their faculties' own relative maturity) rather than reading their present mental state.
Key terms
parasattānaṁ parapuggalānaṁ indriyaparopariyattaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāmi — “I truly understand the faculties of other sentient beings and other individuals” — this discourse's own precise claim, the sixth of the ten Tathāgata powers
indriya — “faculty” — here referring to spiritual faculties (such as faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom) whose relative development this power assesses
paropariyatta — “relative maturity” — the discourse's own specific concern: not merely whether a faculty is present, but how developed it is
cetasā ceto paricca — “after encompassing them with my mind” — the same phrase already met at SN 52.14, here applied to assessing faculties rather than reading present mental states
catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ bhāvitattā — “because of developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation” — the cause named for this knowledge here, as throughout this vagga
The text
Every genuinely translated fragment given in the consulted English source. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“… And it’s because of developing and cultivating these four kinds of mindfulness meditation that I truly understand the faculties of other sentient beings and other individuals after encompassing them with my mind.”
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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 position does this discourse's own claim occupy in the ten Tathāgata powers?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct comparison: continuing the exact order already tracked across SN 52.15-19.
Question 2 of 3
What does this project's own cross-reference note about this discourse's own phrasing?
Correct: A. This project's own confirmed cross-reference to the same phrase's own earlier, related use.
Question 3 of 3
What specifically does "paropariyatta" (relative maturity) concern?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading: a concern with degree of development, not mere presence or absence.
