Not given — continuing directly from SN 55.71's own setting
Speaker
The Buddha, addressing the mendicants directly
Form
A single compressed sentence, cross-referencing SN 55.62's own structure
Length
<1 minute to read
Northern parallel
No individual parallel confirmed by this project's own check
Significance
★★★★ — the eleventh of thirteen discourses, its own term already met by this project describing arahants specifically at SN 55.24
Why this discourse
Confirmed by direct comparison, “javanapaññā” (“swift wisdom”) is this discourse's own completion of the identical pair already met at SN 55.24 — there paired with “hāsapaññā” (SN 55.71's own term) as one of the qualities distinguishing an arahant, endowed with freedom.
Reading guide
Completing a pair from the Sarakāni controversy
This project's own direct cross-reference: SN 55.71 gave “hāsapaññā” its own dedicated discourse; this discourse now does the same for its own paired term, “javanapaññā” — together completing, across two separate discourses, the identical two-term phrase that at SN 55.24 described the arahant in a single breath.
Swiftness of insight, not physical speed
This project's own reading: “javana” (“swift, quick-moving”) shares its own root with the Abhidhamma's own technical term for the impulsion phase of cognitive process — a connection this project notes without overclaiming a direct citation in this discourse itself.
Key terms
javanapaññatāya saṁvattanti — “lead to swift wisdom” — this discourse's own specific result
javana — “swift, quick-moving” — a root this project notes is shared with the Abhidhamma's own technical term for cognitive impulsion, without overclaiming a direct citation here
… — 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
Ekādasamaṁ — “the eleventh” — this discourse's own root text confirming its own position directly, read rather than assumed
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 swift 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 pair of terms does this discourse complete, together with SN 55.71?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct comparison — two discourses here separately unpack one phrase from SN 55.24.
Question 2 of 3
What technical connection does this project note for the term "javana"?
Correct: A. This project's own noted connection, offered without overclaiming a direct citation in the discourse.
Question 3 of 3
How does this discourse's own root text confirm its position in the sequence?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading of the root text's own closing marker, read rather than assumed.
