DiscoverSNSN 45–56SN 49SN 49.13-22

The Buddha teaches a repeated simile showing how the four right efforts are foremost among skillful qualities—like a footprint, roof peak, finest fragrance, or wheel-turning monarch—applied across varied comparisons in this grouped discourse.

SN 49.13-22 Diligence

(Appamādavaggo sammappadhānavasena vitthāretabbo.)

Tassuddānaṁ

Tathāgataṁ padaṁ kūṭaṁ,
mūlaṁ sārena vassikaṁ;
Rājā candimasūriyā,
vatthena dasamaṁ padanti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

(Appamādavaggo sammappadhānavasena vitthāretabbo.)

(Tell in full as in SN 45.139–148.)

Tassuddānaṁ

Tathāgataṁ padaṁ kūṭaṁ,

The Realized One, footprint, roof peak,

mūlaṁ sārena vassikaṁ;

roots, heartwood, jasmine,

Rājā candimasūriyā,

monarch, sun and moon,

vatthena dasamaṁ padanti.

and cloth is the tenth.

Topics & Qualities:

Diligence

Diligence

topic
☀️ 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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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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