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
八正道の一つに正精進がある。
Right effort is one of the elements of the Noble Eightfold Path.
正精進とは、善い心を育て、悪い心を捨てる努
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.