Reading guide
A term already met, now applied to wisdom itself
This project's own direct cross-reference: “gambhīra” (“deep, profound”) already described the Buddha's own “deep, profound, transcendent” discourses on emptiness at SN 55.53 — here the same term describes a quality of wisdom itself, rather than a category of teaching.
The vertical counterpart to breadth
This project's own reading: where SN 55.63's own “puthu” named wisdom's own horizontal range, “gambhīra” names vertical penetration — depth into a single subject rather than range across many.
Key terms
gambhīrapaññatāya saṁvattanti — “lead to deep wisdom” — this discourse's own specific result
gambhīra — “deep, profound” — already met at SN 55.53 describing the Buddha's own discourses on emptiness, here applied to wisdom itself
… — the elision marking, standing in for the complete four-condition formula already given in full at SN 55.62
sappurisasaṁsevo — “associating with true persons” — the first condition, assumed here
yonisomanasikāro — “rational application of mind” — the third 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 deep wisdom …”
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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
Where else has this project already met the term "gambhīra" ("deep") in this saṃyutta?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct cross-reference — the same word, now applied to wisdom rather than a category of teaching.
Question 2 of 3
How does "deep" relate conceptually to SN 55.63's own "widespread," per this project's own reading?
Correct: A. This project's own reading of two complementary dimensions of wisdom named in this vagga.
Question 3 of 3
What remains unchanged from SN 55.62-64?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct comparison — the same underlying causal formula throughout this vagga.