Reading guide
Only the result changes
This project's own direct comparison: the entire difference between this discourse and SN 55.55 is a single compound word — “sakadāgāmiphala” (“fruit of once-return”) replacing “sotāpattiphala” (“fruit of stream-entry”) — while the four causal conditions themselves are assumed unchanged.
Key terms
sakadāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya saṁvattanti — “lead to the realization of the fruit of once-return” — this discourse's own specific result, replacing SN 55.55's own "stream-entry"
sakadāgāmī — “once-returner” — the second of the four classic stages of awakening, returning to this world only once more
… — the elision marking, standing in for the complete four-condition formula already given in full at SN 55.55
sappurisasaṁsevo — “associating with true persons” — the first condition, assumed here from SN 55.55
dhammānudhammappaṭipatti — “practicing in line with the teaching” — the fourth condition, likewise assumed here
The text
Every genuinely translated fragment given in the consulted English source, which itself preserves the elision back to SN 55.55. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“Mendicants, when four things are developed and cultivated they lead to the realization of the fruit of once-return. …”
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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 changes between this discourse and SN 55.55?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct comparison — a minimal, single-word substitution.
Question 2 of 3
What does "sakadāgāmī" ("once-returner") name?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading — the classic second stage in the fourfold hierarchy of attainment.
Question 3 of 3
What position does this discourse occupy in the SN 55.55-61 sequence?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading of the sequence's own order.