Reading guide
A term with its own traditional weight
This project's own background observation: “bhūri” is a term frequently applied in the wider canon as a standing epithet for the Buddha's own wisdom — its own presence in this vagga's own catalog situates ordinary wisdom's own possible development alongside vocabulary otherwise reserved for describing the Buddha himself, though this discourse itself makes no such explicit comparison.
Key terms
bhūripaññatāya saṁvattanti — “lead to vast wisdom” — this discourse's own specific result
bhūri — “vast, abundant” — a term carrying a traditional association with the earth's own vastness, widely used elsewhere in the canon as an epithet for the Buddha's own wisdom
… — 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 vast 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
What traditional association does this project note for the term "bhūri"?
Correct: A. This project's own background observation about a term with recognized canonical weight.
Question 2 of 3
Does this discourse itself explicitly compare ordinary wisdom to the Buddha's own?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading — an observation about the vocabulary, not a claim the text itself makes.
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.