[69] Bhikkhus, there are these four strivings (padhāna). What four? Striving by restraint (saṃvarappadhāna), striving by abandonment (pahānappadhāna), striving by development (bhāvanāppadhāna), and striving by protection (anurakkhanāppadhāna).
And what, bhikkhus, is striving by restraint? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu generates desire (chanda) for the non-arising of unarisen evil, unwholesome dhammas; he makes an effort, arouses energy, exerts his mind (citta), and strives. This, bhikkhus, is called striving by restraint.
And what, bhikkhus, is striving by abandonment? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu generates desire for the abandonment of arisen evil, unwholesome dhammas; he makes an effort, arouses energy, exerts his mind, and strives. This, bhikkhus, is called striving by abandonment.
And what, bhikkhus, is striving by development? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu generates desire for the arising of unarisen wholesome dhammas; he makes an effort, arouses energy, exerts his mind, and strives. This, bhikkhus, is called striving by development.
And what, bhikkhus, is striving by protection? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu generates desire for the maintenance, non-forgetting, further increase, abundance, development, and fulfillment of arisen wholesome dhammas; he makes an effort, arouses energy, exerts his mind, and strives. This, bhikkhus, is called striving by protection.
These, bhikkhus, are the four strivings.
Restraint and abandonment,
development and protection—
these four strivings were taught
by the Kinsman of the Sun;
by these an ardent bhikkhu here
attains the destruction of suffering (dukkha).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.