ปธานสูตร

Cattārīmāni bhikkhave padhānāni katamāni cattāri saṃvarappadhānaṃ pahānappadhānaṃ bhāvanāppadhānaṃ anurakkhanāppadhānaṃ . katamañca bhikkhave saṃvarappadhānaṃ idha bhikkhave bhikkhu anuppannānaṃ pāpakānaṃ akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ anuppādāya chandaṃ janeti vāyamati viriyaṃ ārabhati cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave saṃvarappadhānaṃ. {69.1} Katamañca bhikkhave pahānappadhānaṃ idha bhikkhave bhikkhu uppannānaṃ pāpakānaṃ akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ pahānāya chandaṃ janeti vāyamati viriyaṃ ārabhati cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave pahānappadhānaṃ. {69.2} Katamañca bhikkhave bhāvanāppadhānaṃ idha bhikkhave bhikkhu anuppannānaṃ kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ uppādāya chandaṃ janeti vāyamati viriyaṃ ārabhati cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave bhāvanāppadhānaṃ. {69.3} Katamañca bhikkhave anurakkhanāppadhānaṃ idha bhikkhave bhikkhu uppannānaṃ kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya paripūriyā chandaṃ janeti vāyamati viriyaṃ ārabhati cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati Idaṃ vuccati bhikkhave anurakkhanāppadhānaṃ . imāni kho bhikkhave cattāri padhānānīti. Saṃvaro ca pahānañca bhāvanā anurakkhanā ete padhānā cattāro desitādiccabandhunā yehi bhikkhu idhātāpī khayaṃ dukkhassa pāpuṇeti.