DiscoverSNSN 35–44SN 43SN 43.6

The Buddha teaches mendicants the unconditioned—defined as the ending of greed, hate, and delusion—and declares the four right efforts to be the path that leads to the unconditioned, urging them to practice absorption without negligence.

SN 43.6 Right Efforts

“Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatagāmimaggo? Cattāro sammappadhānā. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatagāmimaggo …pe….

Chaṭṭhaṁ.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Katamo ca, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatagāmimaggo?

“And what is the path that leads to the unconditioned?

Cattāro sammappadhānā. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asaṅkhatagāmimaggo …pe….

The four right efforts. …”

Chaṭṭhaṁ.

Qualities:

Right effort

Right effort

☀️ bright quality

Energy and resolve directed toward preventing unwholesome states from arising, abandoning arisen unwholesome states, cultivating wholesome states, and maintaining arisen wholesome states; persistent application of the mind aligned with the path.

Also known as: right endeavor, right striving
Pāli: sammāvāyāma, padhāna
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Wisdom

Wisdom

☀️ bright quality

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
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Last updated on July 27, 2026

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