Four Right Exertions (`cattāro sammappadhānā`)

[The Bhagavā] was staying at Sāvatthī.

There, indeed, the Bhagavā said this:

“These, bhikkhave, are the four right exertions. Which four? Here, bhikkhave,

A bhikkhu generates desire, endeavours, arouses energy, exercises his mind, and strives for the non-arising of unarisen evil, unwholesome states.

He generates desire, endeavours, arouses energy, exercises his mind, and strives for the abandoning of arisen evil.

He generates desire, endeavours, arouses energy, exercises his mind, and strives for the abandoning of arisen evil.

He generates desire, endeavours, arouses energy, exercises his mind, and strives for the arising of unarisen wholesome states.

He generates desire, endeavours, arouses energy, exercises his mind, and strives for the maintenance, non-decay, increase, plenitude, development, and culmination of arisen wholesome states.

These, bhikkhave, are the four right exertions.”

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    (non-arising of unarisen evil, unwholesome states)`"]
    S2["`Uppannānaṃ pāpakānaṃ akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ pahānāya
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    (arising of unarisen wholesome states)`"]
    S4["`Uppannānaṃ kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā
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