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SN 33 · 16 texts · 16 in English

Linked Discourses with Vacchagotta

Vacchagottasaṁyutta

The “Linked Discourses with Vacchagotta” contains 55 discourses, each with a philosophical inquiry by the wanderer Vacchagotta. These do not exhaust his questions; he also appears in a number of other discourses, notably MN 71–73, where he resolves his doubts and becomes perfected. The current chapter shows him repeatedly raising the question of the ten speculative views, and why they appear. The discourses are entirely formulaic and appear to have been produced from a template. Unusually for a section of this length, it lacks vaggas.

The Chapter with Vacchagotta

Vacchagottavagga
  • SN 33.1 Not Knowing FormRūpaaññāṇasutta

    The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not knowing form.

  • SN 33.2 Not Knowing FeelingVedanāaññāṇasutta

    The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not knowing feeling.

  • SN 33.3 Not Knowing PerceptionSaññāaññāṇasutta

    The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not knowing perception.

  • SN 33.4 Not Knowing ChoicesSaṅkhāraaññāṇasutta

    The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not knowing choices.

  • SN 33.5 Not Knowing ConsciousnessViññāṇaaññāṇasutta

    The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not knowing consciousness.

  • SN 33.6–10 Five Discourses on Not Seeing Form, Etc.Rūpaadassanādisuttapañcaka

    The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not seeing the five aggregates.

  • SN 33.11–15 Five Discourses on Not Comprehending Form, Etc.Rūpaanabhisamayādisuttapañcaka

    The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not breaking through to the five aggregates.

  • SN 33.16–20 Five Discourses on Not Understanding Form, Etc.Rūpaananubodhādisuttapañcaka

    The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not comprehending the five aggregates.

  • SN 33.21–25 Five Discourses on Not Penetrating Form, Etc.Rūpaappaṭivedhādisuttapañcaka

    The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not penetrating the five aggregates.

  • SN 33.26–30 Five Discourses on Not Distinguishing Form, Etc.Rūpaasallakkhaṇādisuttapañcaka

    The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not discerning the five aggregates.

  • SN 33.31–35 Five Discourses on Not Detecting Form, Etc.Rūpaanupalakkhaṇādisuttapañcaka

    The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not discriminating the five aggregates.

  • SN 33.36–40 Five Discourses on Not Differentiating Form, Etc.Rūpaappaccupalakkhaṇādisuttapañcaka

    The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not differentiating the five aggregates.

  • SN 33.41–45 Five Discourses on Not Examining Form, Etc.Rūpaasamapekkhaṇādisuttapañcaka

    The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not examining the five aggregates.

  • SN 33.46–50 Five Discourses on Not Scrutinizing Form, Etc.Rūpaappaccupekkhaṇādisuttapañcaka

    The wanderer Vacchagotta asks the Buddha why the various speculative views come to be. The Buddha replies that it is because of not closely examining the five aggregates.

  • SN 33.51–54 Four Discourses on Not Directly Experiencing Form, Etc.Rūpaappaccakkhakammādisuttacatukka
  • SN 33.55 Not Directly Experiencing ConsciousnessViññāṇaappaccakkhakammasutta