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guttara NikÄya 4.69 Numbered Discourses 4.69
7. Pattakammavagga 7. Fitting Deeds
PadhÄnasutta Effort
āCattÄrimÄni, bhikkhave, padhÄnÄni. āMendicants, there are these four efforts.
KatamÄni cattÄri? What four?
Saį¹varappadhÄnaį¹, pahÄnappadhÄnaį¹, bhÄvanÄppadhÄnaį¹, anurakkhaį¹ÄppadhÄnaį¹. The efforts to restrain, to give up, to develop, and to preserve.
KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, saį¹varappadhÄnaį¹? And what, mendicants, is the effort to restrain?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anuppannÄnaį¹ pÄpakÄnaį¹ akusalÄnaį¹ dhammÄnaį¹ anuppÄdÄya chandaį¹ janeti vÄyamati vÄ«riyaį¹ Ärabhati cittaį¹ paggaį¹hÄti padahati. Itās when you generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that bad, unskillful qualities donāt arise.
Idaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, saį¹varappadhÄnaį¹. This is called the effort to restrain.
KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, pahÄnappadhÄnaį¹? And what, mendicants, is the effort to give up?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu uppannÄnaį¹ pÄpakÄnaį¹ akusalÄnaį¹ dhammÄnaį¹ pahÄnÄya chandaį¹ janeti vÄyamati vÄ«riyaį¹ Ärabhati cittaį¹ paggaį¹hÄti padahati. Itās when you generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that bad, unskillful qualities are given up.
Idaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, pahÄnappadhÄnaį¹. This is called the effort to give up.
KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, bhÄvanÄppadhÄnaį¹? And what, mendicants, is the effort to develop?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anuppannÄnaį¹ kusalÄnaį¹ dhammÄnaį¹ uppÄdÄya chandaį¹ janeti vÄyamati vÄ«riyaį¹ Ärabhati cittaį¹ paggaį¹hÄti padahati. Itās when you generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities arise.
Idaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhÄvanÄppadhÄnaį¹. This is called the effort to develop.
KatamaƱca, bhikkhave, anurakkhaį¹ÄppadhÄnaį¹? And what, mendicants, is the effort to preserve?
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu uppannÄnaį¹ kusalÄnaį¹ dhammÄnaį¹ į¹hitiyÄ asammosÄya bhiyyobhÄvÄya vepullÄya bhÄvanÄya pÄripÅ«riyÄ chandaį¹ janeti vÄyamati vÄ«riyaį¹ Ärabhati cittaį¹ paggaį¹hÄti padahati. Itās when you generate enthusiasm, try, make an effort, exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities that have arisen remain, are not lost, but increase, mature, and are fulfilled by development.
Idaį¹ vuccati, bhikkhave, anurakkhaį¹ÄppadhÄnaį¹. This is called the effort to preserve.
ImÄni kho, bhikkhave, cattÄri padhÄnÄnÄ«ti. These are the four efforts.
Saį¹varo ca pahÄnaƱca, Restraint and giving up,
bhÄvanÄ anurakkhaį¹Ä; development and preservation:
Ete padhÄnÄ cattÄro, these are the four efforts
desitÄdiccabandhunÄ; taught by the Kinsman of the Sun.
Yo hi bhikkhu idhÄtÄpÄ«, Any mendicant who keenly applies these
khayaį¹ dukkhassa pÄpuį¹eāti. may attain the ending of suffering.ā
Navamaį¹.