Right Effort
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Right Effort is the Buddhist practice of diligently cultivating wholesome mental states and preventing or abandoning unwholesome ones as part of the path to enlightenment.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist practice
ⓘ
factor of the Noble Eightfold Path ⓘ mental cultivation ⓘ spiritual discipline ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
enlightenment
ⓘ
eradication of defilements ⓘ liberation from suffering ⓘ purification of the mind ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Noble Eightfold Path NERFINISHED ⓘ Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultivates |
diligence
ⓘ
energy ⓘ persistence ⓘ wholesome intentions ⓘ |
| definedAs |
effort to abandon arisen unwholesome states
ⓘ
effort to arouse unarisen wholesome states ⓘ effort to maintain and perfect arisen wholesome states ⓘ effort to prevent unarisen unwholesome states from arising ⓘ |
| equivalentTo | Four Right Efforts ⓘ |
| groupedUnder |
mental discipline
ⓘ
samadhi section of the Noble Eightfold Path ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
abandonment of unwholesome mental states
ⓘ
cultivation of wholesome mental states ⓘ development of wholesome mental states ⓘ maintenance of wholesome mental states ⓘ prevention of unwholesome mental states ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Magga-vibhanga Sutta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Samyutta Nikaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
heedlessness
ⓘ
laziness ⓘ unwholesome mental habits ⓘ |
| PaliName | sammā-vāyāma ⓘ |
| partOf |
Noble Eightfold Path
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Threefold Training NERFINISHED ⓘ path to enlightenment ⓘ |
| practicedThrough |
continuous vigilance
ⓘ
deliberate cultivation of skillful qualities ⓘ mindful attention ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Four Right Exertions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SanskritName | samyak-vyāyāma ⓘ |
| supports |
Right Concentration
ⓘ
Right Intention ⓘ Right Mindfulness ⓘ Right View ⓘ |
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