4👑☸ Cattāri Ariya-saccaṃ 四聖諦
SN 40 Moggallāna Saṃyutta
Moggallāna Vagga
11 suttas total.
The first 9 suttas correspond with 9 meditative attainments, with the exception of the 9th being animitta.
They show Moggallāna struggling to master each attainment, and what tends to knock him out of that attainment.
These first 9 suttas contrast with Sāriputta SN 28, where the first 9 suttas also deal with the 9 attainments,
except Sāriputta has complete mastery of them.
Vagga 1 Moggallāna: By Moggallāna
● SN 40.1 Paṭhamajhānapañhā: A Question About the First jhāna
( short sutta summary )
● SN 40.2 Dutiyajhānapañhā: A Question About the Second jhāna
( short sutta summary )
● SN 40.3 Tatiyajhānapañhā: A Question About the Third jhāna
( short sutta summary )
● SN 40.4 Catutthajhānapañhā: A Question About the Fourth jhāna
( short sutta summary )
● SN 40.5 Ākāsānañcāyatanapañhā: A Question About the Dimension of Infinite Space
( short sutta summary )
● SN 40.6 Viññāṇañcāyatanapañhā: A Question About the Dimension of Infinite Consciousness
( short sutta summary )
● SN 40.7 Ākiñcaññāyatanapañhā: A Question About the Dimension of Nothingness
( short sutta summary )
● SN 40.8 Nevasaññānāsaññāyatanapañhā: A Question About the Dimension of Neither Perception Nor Non-Perception
( short sutta summary )
● SN 40.9 a-nimitta-pañhā: A Question About the signless [samādhi]
Noteworthy because Animitta is taking the place of the usual 9th samādhi attainment.
● SN 40.10 Sakka: With Sakka
Sakka is the King of the Heaven of 33. Moggallāna has conversation with him about benefits of confidence in Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha
● SN 40.11 Candana: With Candana, Etc.
Same material as SN 40.10, with different devas.