Reading guide
A turn from scale to manner
This project's own direct comparison across the vagga's own thirteen titles: SN 55.62-68 each named a dimension of wisdom's own scale or magnitude; this discourse, together with the four that follow (fast, light, laughing, swift, sharp), instead characterizes how wisdom operates rather than how large it is.
Key terms
sīghapaññatāya saṁvattanti — “lead to fast wisdom” — this discourse's own specific result
sīgha — “fast, quick” — this discourse's own key term, the first in this vagga's own catalog to describe manner rather than scale
… — 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
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 fast wisdom …”
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Self-check quiz
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Question 1 of 3
What shift does this discourse mark within this vagga's own catalog?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct comparison across the vagga's own thirteen titles.
Question 2 of 3
What quality does "sīgha" name?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading — a term of speed, distinct from the preceding scale-terms.
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.