Reading guide
A comfort renounced
This project's own reading: “uccāsayana” (“high beds”) names an ordinary material comfort a mendicant sets aside, standing among this vagga's own broader catalogue of restraint that ranges from entertainment through material goods to living beings.
Key terms
appakā te sattā ye uccāsayanamahāsayanā paṭiviratā — “the sentient beings who refrain from high and luxurious beds are few” — the rare category, matching the tiny pinch of dirt
uccāsayanamahāsayana — “high and luxurious beds” — the compound term giving this discourse its own title
appaṭiviratā — “those who don't refrain” — the vast majority category, matching the whole earth
… — the elision marking, standing in for the fingernail demonstration already given in full at SN 56.61-62
dutiyaṁ — “the second” — 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 56.61's own full statement. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“… the sentient beings who refrain from high and luxurious beds are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”
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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 does this discourse claim about those who refrain from high and luxurious beds?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading — matching this vagga's own recurring formula.
Question 2 of 3
What kind of item does "uccāsayana" represent, per this project's own reading?
Correct: A. This project's own reading placing this item within the vagga's own broader catalogue.
Question 3 of 3
What position does this discourse occupy in this vagga's own ten-discourse sequence?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading of the root text's own closing marker "Dutiyaṁ" ("second").