Padhānasutta

“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, padhānāni.

Katamāni cattāri?

Saṁvarappadhānaṁ, pahānappadhānaṁ, bhāvanāppadhānaṁ, anurakkhaṇāppadhānaṁ.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, saṁvarappadhānaṁ?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anuppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ anuppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, saṁvarappadhānaṁ.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, pahānappadhānaṁ?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu uppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, pahānappadhānaṁ.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, bhāvanāppadhānaṁ?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu anuppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ uppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhāvanāppadhānaṁ.

Katamañca, bhikkhave, anurakkhaṇāppadhānaṁ?

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu uppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati.

Idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, anurakkhaṇāppadhānaṁ.

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri padhānānīti.

Saṁvaro ca pahānañca,

bhāvanā anurakkhaṇā;

Ete padhānā cattāro,

desitādiccabandhunā;

Yo hi bhikkhu idhātāpī,

khayaṁ dukkhassa pāpuṇe”ti.

Navamaṁ.