Saṁmappadhānavibhaṅgasuttantabhājanīya

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Vibhaṅga · Vol. 35 · Section 480

[480] And how does a bhikkhu generate zeal (chanda), endeavor, arouse energy (vīriya), exert the mind (citta), and strive for the maintenance, non-loss, increase, abundance, development, and fulfillment of arisen wholesome phenomena (dhammā)? Therein, which are arisen wholesome phenomena? The three wholesome roots (kusalamūla): non-greed (alobha), non-hatred (adosa), and non-delusion (amoha); the aggregate of feeling (vedanākkhandha), the aggregate of perception (saññākkhandha), the aggregate of volitional formations (saṅkhārakkhandha), and the aggregate of consciousness (viññāṇakkhandha) associated therewith; and the bodily action, verbal action, and mental action originating therefrom — these are called arisen wholesome phenomena. Thus he generates zeal, endeavors, arouses energy, exerts the mind, and strives for the maintenance, non-loss, increase, abundance, development, and fulfillment of these arisen wholesome phenomena.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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