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Four Right Exertions (`cattāro sammappadhānā`)

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14S5/5.1.1–12 Pācīnādisutta

1284. [The Bhagavā] was dwelling at Sāvatthī.

There the Bhagavā said this:

“These, Bhikkhave, are the cattāro sammappadhānā (four right exertions). What four? Here, Bhikkhave,

  • A bhikkhu, for the non-arising of unarisen evil and unwholesome characteristics, generates a desire, tries to make an effort, starts effort, strives on with the mind, and exerts himself.
  • He generates a desire for the giving up of the arisen evil and unwholesome characteristics, tries to make an effort, starts effort, strives on with the mind, and exerts himself.
  • For the arising of unarisen wholesome characteristics, he generates a desire, tries to make an effort, starts effort, strives on with the mind, and exerts himself.
  • He generates a desire for the persistence of, non-confusion of, increase of, maturity of, developing of, fulfilment of arisen wholesome characteristics, tries to make an effort, starts effort, strives on with the mind, and exerts himself.

These, Bhikkhave, are the four right exertions.”

 
graph
  subgraph E["`padhāna`"]
    E1["`chandaṃ janeti
    (generates a desire)`"]
    E2["`vāyamati
    (tries to make an effort)`"]
    E3["`vīriyaṃ ārabhati
    (starts effort)`"]
    E4["`cittaṃ paggaṇhāti
    (strives on with the mind)`"]
    E5["`padahati
    (exerts himself)`"]
  end
  subgraph S["`dhammānaṃ`"]
    S1["`Anuppannānaṃ pāpakānaṃ akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ anuppādāya
    (non-arising of unarisen evil and unwholesome characteristics)`"]
    S2["`Uppannānaṃ pāpakānaṃ akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ pahānāya
    (giving up of arisen evil and unwholesome characteristics)`"]
    S3["`Anuppannānaṃ kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ uppādāya
    (arising of unarisen wholesome characteristics)`"]
    S4["`Uppannānaṃ kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā
    (persistence, non-confusion, increase, maturity, developing, fulfilment of arisen wholesome characteristics)`"]
  end

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