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WP, The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, #9: Right View, Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans, pp134
Pali | MO | Hare | Horner | Punnaji | Bodhi | Nanamoli | Rhys Davids | (Mrs)Rhys Davids | Thanissaro | Walshe | Woodward |
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v¤y¤ma | Self Control, Effort at Self-control | effort | exertion | Practice | effort | effort | effort | effort (energy) | effort | Effort | Effort |
V¤y¤ma: [fr. vi+¤+yam] striving, effort, exertion, endeavour S II.168; IV.197; V.440; A I.174 (chando+), 219; II.93; III.307; IV.320; V.93 sq.;...On v¤y¤ma as a constituent of the "Path" (samm¤-) see Magga 2.a. -- v¤y¤ma-karoti to exert oneself... |
PED on Line (no diacriticals): "vayama" |
To make an effort and exert one’s energy to...
Restrain Low conditions that are present in the Here and Now
Refrain from Low conditions that are not yet Present in the here and now
Retain High conditions that are present in the Here and Now, and
Obtain High conditions that are not yet present in the Here and Now
mo trans
Prevention (sanvara) of unwholesome thoughts (anger, hatred, etc.) coming into the mind
Elimination (pah¤na) of unwholesome thoughts that arise in the mind
Cultivation (bh¤van¤) of the Four Divine Dwellings, and
Maintenance (anurakkhana) of the Four Divine Dwellings, throughout the day, by thinking thoughts within the Four Divine Dwellings
Ven Punnaji, trans.
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