Reading guide
A new name, the identical compressed structure
Confirmed by direct reading, only the name changes — Bhaddiya replacing Nandiya — while the surrounding narrative frame and the ellipsis compressing the formula's own content are identical to SN 55.47's own pattern.
Key terms
bhaddiyaṁ sakkaṁ bhagavā etadavoca — “the Buddha said to Bhaddiya the Sakyan” — this discourse's own only genuinely new element, replacing SN 55.47's own Nandiya
catūhi dhammehi samannāgato sotāpanno — “a noble disciple who has four things is a stream-enterer” — the compressed opening of the formula, identical to SN 55.47's own
… — the elision marking, standing in for the complete four-factor formula already given in full at SN 55.47
aveccappasāda — “experiential confidence” — the shared term for confidence in the Buddha, teaching, and Saṅgha, assumed here from SN 55.47
kapilavatthusmiṁ — “at Kapilavatthu” — the unchanged setting, shared with SN 55.47 and SN 55.49
The text
Every genuinely translated fragment given in the consulted English source, which itself preserves the elision back to SN 55.47. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1At Kapilavatthu. Seated to one side, the Buddha said to Bhaddiya the Sakyan: “Bhaddiya, a noble disciple who has four things is a stream-enterer …”
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Self-check quiz
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Question 1 of 3
What changes in this discourse compared to SN 55.47's own?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading — a minimal, deliberate variation on the identical pattern.
Question 2 of 3
What does the "…" elision in this discourse stand in for?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct comparison — the identical content, compressed rather than restated.
Question 3 of 3
What position does this discourse occupy in the run of three named discourses?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading of the sequence's own order.