Index of the Suttas of the
Saṁyutta Nikāya
Mahā Vagga
Samma-p-padhana Saṁyutta

V. Mahā Vagga

PTS: Saṁyutta Nikāya Volume 5, Mahā-Vagga ed. by M. Léon Feer, London: Pāḷi Text Society 1898. The html formatted Pāḷi Text Society edition of the Pāḷi text.
BJT: Saṁyutta Nikāya Volume 5, Mahā-Vagga The Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series Pāḷi text.

The Pāḷi text for individual suttas listed below is adapted from the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series [BJT], not from the PTS version. Each translation is linked to its Pāḷi version and to the PTS, Olds and where available to the ATI Bhk. Thanissaro translation, and each of these is in turn linked back to each of the others. Many, but not all have been checked against the Pāḷi Text Society edition, and many have been reformatted to include the original Pāḷi (and/or organizational) phrase and sentence breaks.

PTS: The Great Chapter, translated by F.L. Woodward,
WP: The Great Book, translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi
ATI: The translations of Bhikkhu Thanissaro and others originally located on Access to Insight,
BD: The translations of M. Olds.

V. Samma-p-padhana Saṁyutta, V.244

PTS: The Kindred Sayings on the Right Efforts, V.219
WP: Connected Discourses on the Right Strivings, II.1709

I. Gangā-Peyyālo

This entire Saṁyutta consists only of the repetition series found at the end of the previous samyuttas. Here it has been worked out in a simpler form which may indicate the way the previous versions of these sections should have been produced. The difference consists in the elimination of any hint of the sub-subsections (i.e., 'Based on seclusion', etc.) in the abridgment.]

Covering suttas 1-12. The Four Consummate Efforts lead to Nibbāna in the same way as the Ganges, Yamuna, Aciravati, Sarabhu, Mahi Rivers flow to the East and to the Ocean. These constitute the first chapter of the Saṁyutta Nikāya book on the Consummate Efforts.

PTS: Ganga-Repetition, V.244

[1] Pācīna 1: Gaṅgā V.244

PTS: 1. Ganges — Flows to the East

[2] Pācīna 2: Yamunā V.244

PTS: 2. Yamunā — Flows to the East

[3] Pācīna 3: Acīravatī V.244

PTS: 2. Acīravatī — Flows to the East

[4] Pācīna 4: Sarabhū V.244

PTS: 4. Sarabhū — Flows to the East

[5] Pācīna 5: Mahī V.244

PTS: 5. Mahī — Flows to the East

[6] Pācīna 6: Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Acīravatī, Sarabhū, Mahī V.244

PTS: 6. Ganges, Yamunā, Acīravatī, Sarabhū, Mahī — Flow to the East

[7] Samudda 7: Gaṅgā V.244

PTS: 7. Ganges — Flows to the Ocean

[8] Samudda 8: Yamunā V.244

PTS: 8. Yamunā — Flows to the Ocean

[9] Samudda 9: Acīravatī V.244

PTS: 9. Acīravatī — Flows to the Ocean

[10] Samudda 10: Sarabhū V.244

PTS: 10. Sarabhū — Flows to the Ocean

[11] Samudda 11: Mahī V.244

PTS: 11. Mahī — Flows to the Ocean

[12] Samudda 12: Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Acīravatī, Sarabhū, Mahī V.244

PTS: 12. Ganges, Yamunā, Acīravatī, Sarabhū, Mahī — Flow to the Ocean

WP: The River Ganges -- Eastward, Etc, II.1709

II. Appamāda Vagga

Covering suttas 13-22. Nine similes for the avoidance of carelessness that is the fundamental condition that leads to the bringing to life of the Four Consummate Efforts.

PTS: Earnestness, V.220

[13] Tathāgata Suttaṁ, V.245

PTS: Tathāgata, V.220
WP: 13-22: The Tathāgata, Etc., II.1710

[14] Padam Suttaṁ, V.245

PTS: The Foot V.220

[15] Kūṭa Suttaṁ, V.245

PTS: The Roof-peak V.220

[16] Mūla Suttaṁ, V.245

PTS: Wood V.220

[17] Sāra Suttaṁ, V.245

PTS: Heart-wood V.220

[18] Vassika Suttaṁ, V.245

PTS: Jasmine V.220

[19] Rāja Suttaṁ, V.245

PTS: Prince V.220

[20] Candima Suttaṁ, V.245

PTS: Moon V.220

[21] Suriya Suttaṁ, V.245

PTS: Sun V.220

[22] Vattha Suttaṁ, V.245

PTS: Cloth V.220

III. Bala-karaṇīya Vagga

Covering suttas 23-34. The Buddha provides twelve similes illustrating various aspects of the Dhamma.

PTS: Deeds Requiring Strength, V.220

[23] Bala Suttaṁ, V.246

PTS: Strength, V.220
WP: Strenuous, Etc., II.1710

[24] Bīja Suttaṁ, V.246

PTS: Seed, V.220

[25] Nāga Suttaṁ, V.246

PTS: The Snake, V.220

[26] Rukkha Suttaṁ, V.246

PTS: The Tree, V.220

[27] Kumbha Suttaṁ, V.246

PTS: The Pot, V.220

[28] Sūka Suttaṁ, V.246

PTS: Bearded Wheat, V.220

[29] Ākāsa Suttaṁ, V.246

PTS: The Sky, V.220

[30] Paṭhama Megha Suttaṁ, V.246

PTS: The Rain-Cloud (a), V.220

[31] Dutiya Megha Suttaṁ, V.246

PTS: The Rain-Cloud (b), V.220

[32] Nāvā Suttaṁ, V.246

PTS: The Ship, V.220

[33] Āgantuka Suttaṁ, V.246

PTS: For All Comers, V.220

[34] Nadī Suttaṁ, V.246

PTS: The River V.220

IV. Esanā Vagga

Covering suttas 35-44. The Buddha explains how the Four Consummate Efforts are to be used for the higher knowledge of, thorough knowledge of, thorough destruction of, for the letting go of wishes, delusions, corrupting influences, existence, pain, closed-mindedness, flare-ups, sense-experience, and thirst.

PTS: Longings, V.220

[35] Esanā Suttaṁ, V.246

PTS: Longing V.220
WP: Searches, II.1711

[36] Vidhā Suttaṁ, V.246

PTS: Conceits V.220

[37] Āsava Suttaṁ, V.247

PTS: Āsava V.220

[38] Bhava Suttaṁ, V.247

PTS: Becoming V.220

[39] Dukkhatā Suttaṁ, V.247

PTS: Suffering V.220

[40] Khilā Suttaṁ, V.247

PTS: Obstructions V.220

[41] Mala Suttaṁ, V.247

PTS: Stains V.220

[42] Nighā Suttaṁ, V.247

PTS: Pains V.220

[43] Vedanā Suttaṁ, V.247

PTS: Feelings V.220

[44] Taṇhā Suttaṁ, V.247

PTS: Craving V.220

[44.2] Tasinā Suttaṁ, V.247

PTS: Thirst V.220

V. Ogha Vagga

Covering suttas 45-54. The Buddha explains how the Four Consummate Efforts are to be used for the higher knowledge of, thorough knowledge of, thorough destruction of, for the letting go of the floods, the bonds, yokes to rebirth, ties to the body, residual inclinations, sense pleasures, diversions, the fuel stockpiles, the yokes to lower rebirths, the yokes to higher rebirths.

PTS: The Flood, V.221

[45] Ogha Suttaṁ, V.247

PTS: The Flood V.220
WP: Floods, Higher Fetters, II.1712

[46] Yogo Suttaṁ, V.247

PTS: Bond V.220

[47] Upādāna Suttaṁ, V.247

PTS: Grasping V.220

[48] Ganthā Suttaṁ, V.247

PTS: (Bodily) Ties V.220

[49] Anusayā Suttaṁ, V.247

PTS: Tendency V.220

[50] Kāma-guṇa Suttaṁ, V.247