Reading guide
A genuinely different grammatical pattern
This project's own direct comparison across this vagga's own thirteen titles: most name a quality (great, deep, vast) attached to “paññā” directly; this discourse's own title instead uses “bāhulla” (“abundance”) as its own noun, with wisdom as what is abundant — a structurally distinct formation this project reports honestly rather than treating as identical to its own companions.
Key terms
paññābāhullāya saṁvattanti — “lead to much wisdom” — this discourse's own specific result
bāhulla — “abundance, muchness” — a noun, not an adjective, making this discourse's own title structurally distinct from its own twelve companions in this vagga
… — 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 much 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
How does this discourse's own title differ grammatically from its own twelve companions in this vagga?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct comparison — a structurally distinct title pattern, reported honestly.
Question 2 of 3
What does "bāhulla" mean?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading — a quantity term, distinct from the quality-adjectives used elsewhere in this vagga.
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.