Reading guide
Fullness, a third distinct nuance
This project's own reading: “vipula” (“full, abundant, plentiful”) suggests a quality of internal fullness or capacity, distinct from SN 55.63's own spatial “wide” and SN 55.62's own general “great” — each term in this catalog contributing a genuinely different shade of meaning.
Key terms
vipulapaññatāya saṁvattanti — “lead to abundant wisdom” — this discourse's own specific result
vipula — “full, abundant, plentiful” — this discourse's own key term, naming an internal fullness or capacity
… — the elision marking, standing in for the complete four-condition formula already given in full at SN 55.62
saddhammassavanaṁ — “listening to the true teaching” — the second condition, assumed here
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 55.62. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“Mendicants, when four things are developed and cultivated they lead to abundant wisdom …”
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Self-check quiz
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Question 1 of 3
What quality of wisdom does this discourse name?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading — this discourse's own specific quality.
Question 2 of 3
How does "vipula" differ from SN 55.63's own "puthu," per this project's own reading?
Correct: A. This project's own reading of the distinct nuance each catalog term contributes.
Question 3 of 3
What position does this discourse occupy in the thirteen-part catalog?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading of the sequence's own order.