DiscoverSNSN 45–56SN 48SN 48.137–146

The Buddha presents a repeated teaching on the five faculties regarding another chapter on diligence in this grouped discourse.

PTS 5.242

SN 48.137–146 Another Chapter on Diligence

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Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

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(This text consists of the title only. Tell in full as in SN 45.139–148, removal of greed version.)

Topics & Qualities:

Craving

Craving

☁️ dark quality

A driving ‘thirst’ that reaches out toward experiences, identities, or outcomes as the place to find satisfaction—“if only I had that.” It spins stories of lack, binds the mind to becoming, and invariably leads to suffering.

Also known as: wanting, yearning, longing, lit. thirst
Pāli: taṇha, abhijjhā
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Diligence

Diligence

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☀️ bright quality

The protective quality of guarding the mind amidst sensory experience. By restraining the faculties, the mind remains unsoiled by attraction.

Also known as: alertness, carefulness, heedfulness, conscientiousness, vigilance
Pāli: appamāda, uṭṭhāna
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Greed

Greed

☁️ dark quality

A grasping mental quality of craving, possessiveness, or lustful wanting that clings to objects or experiences; it fuels attachment and obstructs renunciation and contentment

Also known as: acquisitiveness, avarice, covetousness, rapacity, money grabbing, grabbiness
Pāli: lobha, gedha
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