वीरिय
Viriya
Energy / Effort / Persistence
精進
Grammar 語法
neuter noun (a-stem): from vīra (hero) — 'heroic quality'
Definition 釋義
The fifth pāramitā and one of the five spiritual faculties (indriya) and powers (bala). Viriya is the courageous, persistent effort that sustains the practice — not straining or forcing but the steady, joyful engagement with meditation and Dhamma. The Buddha outlined four right efforts (sammappadhāna): (1) preventing unwholesome states from arising; (2) abandoning those already arisen; (3) cultivating wholesome states not yet arisen; (4) maintaining wholesome states already arisen. Too much viriya leads to restlessness (uddhacca); too little leads to sloth (thīna-middha). The middle is balanced effort.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Āraddhaviriyaṃ pahitattaṃ.
With aroused energy and resolute mind.
Source: Standard meditation formula throughout the Nikāyas (e.g., MN 36)
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At a Glance
- Pali
- Viriya
- IAST
- Vīrya
- Devanagari
- वीरिय
- Chinese
- 精進
- Difficulty
- beginner
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