In Sapugana

At one time venerable Ānanda was living in a hamlet named Sapugana in the country of the Koliyas. Then many sons of the Koliyas approached venerable Ānanda, worshipped and sat on a side. Venerable Anada said to them:

Vyaggapajjas, these four are factors for making effort for the purity of sentient beings, for overcoming grief and lament, unpleasantness and displeasure and for realization of extinction, this is declared by The Blessed One, who knows and sees, is worthy and rightfully enlightened. What four?

Making effort for the purity of virtues. Making effort for the purity of mind. Making effort for the purity of view, and Making effort for the purity of release.

Vyaggapajjas, what is making effort for purity of virtues?

Here, Vyaggapajjas, the bhikkhu becomes virtuous observing the restraints, this is the purity of virtuesṬhis purity of virtues, if incomplete or if complete, it will be seen with satisfaction in that and other situation. Vyaggapajja, the interest, effort, unhindered exertion and mindfull awareness for it, is called the making effort for the purity of virtues.

Vyaggapajjas, what is making effort for purity of mind?

Here, Vyaggapajjas, the bhikkhu secluded from sensual desires, ... re ... abides in the fourth higher state of mind, this is the purity of mind. This purity of mind, if incomplete or if complete, it will be seen with satisfaction in that and other situation. Vyaggapajja, the interest, effort, unhindered exertion and mindfull awareness for it, is called the making effort for the purity of mind.

Vyaggapajjas, what is making effort for purity of view?

Here, Vyaggapajjas, the bhikkhu knows as it really is this is unpleasant, ... re ... this is the path to the cessation of unpleasantness, this is the purity of view. This purity of view, if incomplete or if complete, it will be seen with satisfaction in that and other situation. Vyaggapajja, the interest, effort, unhindered exertion and mindfull awareness for it, is called the making effort for the purity of view.

Vyaggapajjas, what is making effort for purity of release?

Here, Vyaggapajjas, the noble disciple endowed with making effort for the purity of virtues, making effort for the purity of mind, making effort for the purity of view disenchants the mind from enchanting thoughts and releases the mind from thoughts that has to be released and experiences the right release. Viggapajjas to this is said the making effort for the purity of release. If the purity of release is incomplete or if complete, it will be seen with satisfaction in that and other situation. Vyaggapajjas, the interest, effort, unhindered exertion and mindfull awareness for it, is called the making effort for the purity of release.

Vyaggapajjas, these four are the factors of making pure effort for the purity of sentient beings, for overcoming grief and lament, unpleasantness and displeasure and for realization of extinction, this is declared, by The Blessed One, who knows and sees, is worthy and rightfully enlightened.