SN 55.74 — Penetrating Wisdom

“Mendicants, when four things are developed and cultivated they lead to penetrating wisdom. What four? Associating with true persons, listening to the true teaching, rational application of mind, and practicing in line with the teaching. When these four things are developed and cultivated they lead to penetrating wisdom.” The Linked Discourses on Stream-Entry, the eleventh section. Linked Discourses on the Truths Contents The Chapter on Immersion SN 56.1 Immersion Samādhisutta SN 56.2 Retreat Paṭisallānasutta SN 56.3 A Gentleman (1st) Paṭhamakulaputtasutta SN 56.4 A Gentleman (2nd) Dutiyakulaputtasutta SN 56.5 Ascetics and Brahmins (1st) Paṭhamasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta SN 56.6 Ascetics and Brahmins (2nd) Dutiyasamaṇabrāhmaṇasutta SN 56.7 Thoughts Vitakkasutta SN 56.8 Thought Cintasutta SN 56.9 Arguments Viggāhikakathāsutta SN 56.10 Low Talk Tiracchānakathāsutta The Chapter on Rolling Forth the Wheel of Dhamma SN 56.11 Rolling Forth the Wheel of Dhamma Dhammacakkappavattanasutta SN 56.12 The Realized Ones Tathāgatasutta SN 56.13 Aggregates Khandhasutta SN 56.14 Interior Sense Fields Ajjhattikāyatanasutta SN 56.15 Remembering (1st) Paṭhamadhāraṇasutta SN 56.16 Remembering (2nd) Dutiyadhāraṇasutta SN 56.17 Ignorance Avijjāsutta SN 56.18 Knowledge Vijjāsutta SN 56.19 Expressions Saṅkāsanasutta SN 56.20 Real Tathasutta The Chapter at the Village of Koṭi SN 56.21 At the Village of Koṭi (1st) Paṭhamakoṭigāmasutta SN 56.22 At the Village of Koṭi (2nd) Dutiyakoṭigāmasutta SN 56.23 The Fully Awakened Buddha Sammāsambuddhasutta SN 56.24 The Perfected Ones Arahantasutta SN 56.25 The Ending of Defilements Āsavakkhayasutta SN 56.26 Friends Mittasutta SN 56.27 Real Tathasutta SN 56.28 The World Lokasutta SN 56.29 Should Be Completely Understood Pariññeyyasutta SN 56.30 With Gavampati Gavampatisutta The Chapter in a Rosewood Forest SN 56.31 In a Rosewood Forest Sīsapāvanasutta SN 56.32 Acacia Leaves Khadirapattasutta SN 56.33 A Stick Daṇḍasutta SN 56.34 Clothes Celasutta SN 56.35 A Hundred Spears Sattisatasutta SN 56.36 Living Creatures Pāṇasutta SN 56.37 The Simile of the Sun (1st) Paṭhamasūriyasutta SN 56.38 The Simile of the Sun (2nd) Dutiyasūriyasutta SN 56.39 Indra’s pillar Indakhīlasutta SN 56.40 Looking For a Debate Vādatthikasutta The Chapter on a Cliff SN 56.41 Speculation About the World Lokacintāsutta SN 56.42 A Cliff Papātasutta SN 56.43 The Great Scorching Mahāpariḷāhasutta SN 56.44 A Bungalow Kūṭāgārasutta SN 56.45 Splitting Hairs Vālasutta SN 56.46 Darkness Andhakārasutta SN 56.47 A Yoke With a Hole (1st) Paṭhamachiggaḷayugasutta SN 56.48 A Yoke With a Hole (2nd) Dutiyachiggaḷayugasutta SN 56.49 Sineru, King of Mountains (1st) Paṭhamasinerupabbatarājasutta SN 56.50 Sineru, King of Mountains (2nd) Dutiyasinerupabbatarājasutta The Chapter on Comprehension SN 56.51 A Fingernail Nakhasikhāsutta SN 56.52 A Lotus Pond Pokkharaṇīsutta SN 56.53 Where the Waters Join Together (1st) Paṭhamasambhejjasutta SN 56.54 Where the Waters Join Together (2nd) Dutiyasambhejjasutta SN 56.55 The Earth (1st) Paṭhamamahāpathavīsutta SN 56.56 The Earth (2nd) Dutiyamahāpathavīsutta SN 56.57 The Ocean (1st) Paṭhamamahāsamuddasutta SN 56.58 The Ocean (2nd) Dutiyamahāsamuddasutta SN 56.59 A Mountain (1st) Paṭhamapabbatūpamasutta SN 56.60 A Mountain (2nd) Dutiyapabbatūpamasutta The First Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain SN 56.61 Not Human Aññatrasutta SN 56.62 In the Borderlands Paccantasutta SN 56.63 Wisdom Paññāsutta SN 56.64 Beer and Wine Surāmerayasutta SN 56.65 Born in Water Odakasutta SN 56.66 Respect Mother Matteyyasutta SN 56.67 Respect Father Petteyyasutta SN 56.68 Respect Ascetics Sāmaññasutta SN 56.69 Respect Brahmins Brahmaññasutta SN 56.70 Honor the Elders Pacāyikasutta The Second Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain SN 56.71 Killing Living Creatures Pāṇātipātasutta SN 56.72 Stealing Adinnādānasutta SN 56.73 Sexual Misconduct Kāmesumicchācārasutta SN 56.74 Lying Musāvādasutta SN 56.75 Backbiting Pesuññasutta SN 56.76 Harsh Speech Pharusavācāsutta SN 56.77 Nonsense Samphappalāpasutta SN 56.78 Plants Bījagāmasutta SN 56.79 Food at the Wrong Time Vikālabhojanasutta SN 56.80 Fragrance and Makeup Gandhavilepanasutta The Third Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain SN 56.81 Dancing and Singing Naccagītasutta SN 56.82 High Beds Uccāsayanasutta SN 56.83 Gold and Currency Jātarūparajatasutta SN 56.84 Raw Grain Āmakadhaññasutta SN 56.85 Raw Meat Āmakamaṁsasutta SN 56.86 Women and Girls Kumārikasutta SN 56.87 Bondservants Dāsidāsasutta SN 56.88 Goats and Sheep Ajeḷakasutta SN 56.89 Chickens and Pigs Kukkuṭasūkarasutta SN 56.90 Elephants and Cows Hatthigavassasutta The Fourth Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain SN 56.91 Fields and Land Khettavatthusutta SN 56.92 Buying and Selling Kayavikkayasutta SN 56.93 Errands Dūteyyasutta SN 56.94 False Weights Tulākūṭasutta SN 56.95 Bribery Ukkoṭanasutta SN 56.96–101 Mutilation, Etc. Chedanādisutta The Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on Five Destinations SN 56.102 Passing Away as Humans and Reborn in Hell Manussacutinirayasutta SN 56.103 Passing Away as Humans and Reborn as Animals Manussacutitiracchānasutta SN 56.104 Passing Away as Humans and Reborn as Ghosts Manussacutipettivisayasutta SN 56.105–107 Passing Away as Humans and Reborn as Gods Manussacutidevanirayādisutta SN 56.108–110 Passing Away as Gods and Reborn as Gods Devacutinirayādisutta SN 56.111–113 Dying as Gods and Reborn as Humans Devamanussanirayādisutta SN 56.114–116 Dying in Hell and Reborn as Humans Nirayamanussanirayādisutta SN 56.117–119 Dying in Hell and Reborn as Gods Nirayadevanirayādisutta SN 56.120–122 Dying as Animals and Reborn as Humans Tiracchānamanussanirayādisutta SN 56.123–125 Dying as Animals and Reborn as Gods Tiracchānadevanirayādisutta SN 56.126–128 Dying as Ghosts and Reborn as Humans Pettimanussanirayādisutta SN 56.129–130 Dying as Ghosts and Reborn as Gods Pettidevanirayādisutta SN 56.131 Dying as Ghosts and Reborn as Ghosts Pettidevapettivisayasutta The Chapter on Immersion