right effort; correct effort
Buddhist term; one of the components of the Noble Eightfold Path (八正道). Refers to the effort to cultivate wholesome states and abandon unwholesome ones.
See also: 八正道
Right effort is one of the elements of the Noble Eightfold Path.
Right effort means the effort to cultivate good states of mind and abandon bad ones.
Buddhist term composed of 正 (right, correct) and 精進 (diligence, effort). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the concept of right effort in Buddhism.