Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

On Distinguishing Virtue 17What is 'virtue as virtue'? Two kinds: skilful and unskilful virtue — theseare called 'virtue as virtue'. 1What is 'virtue as accumulation'? A good heart accumulates skilfulvirtue; a bad heart accumulates unskilful virtue. 2What is 'virtue as ending 1 ? A man ends unskilful virtue throughthe acquisition of skilful virtue; a man ends skilful virtue through theaccomplishment of sanctity. 3What is 'virtue as complete path of ending'? Namely, the four-foldright effort 1 — this is called 'virtue as complete path of ending'. The four-foldactivity is to be understood thus: It is called energy and is not real observanceof virtue — this is named 'right effort'.FIFTH GROUP OF FOUR IN VIRTUEAnd again, there is a group of four in virtue: virtue of the rules-of-theorderrestraint, 5 virtue of the purity of livelihood, 6 virtue of faculty restraint, 7virtue connected with the requisites. 8What is 'virtue of the rules-of-the-order-restraint'? Here a bhikkhudwells, being restrained by rules-of-the-order restraint, is endowed with goodbehaviour and lawful resort, fears even a small fault and well trains himselfin the precepts in which he should be trained. 9 'Here' means in this Master'steaching. 'Bhikkhu' means good commoner. Also it means learner, learningender,unshakable one. 10 'Rules-of-the-order-restraint' means virtue, manifestation,beginning, activities, protection, restraint, sloughing and unbinding.This is the entrance into the doctrines. By this the Good Law 11 is accepted.This is the meaning of 'rules-of-the-order\ Not transgressing through bodilyand verbal action is 'restraint'. "Restrained' means accomplished in therules-of-the-order-restraint. 'Dwells' means guards the four postures. 'Isendowed with good behaviour and lawful resort':— (In his) there is goodbehaviour 12 and there is misbehaviour. 131. Cp. (a) M. II, 27: Katame ca, thapali, kusalasild'} Kusalam kdyakammam, kusdlamvacikammam, djivapdrisuddhim pi kho aham, thapati, silasmim vaddmi. Ime kho, thapati,kusalasild; (b) M. II, 26: Katame ca, thapati, akusalasild! Akusalam kdyakammam,akusalam vacikammam, pdpako djlvo, — ime vuccanti, thapati, akusalasild.2. Cp. (a) M. II, 27: Yam cittam vitardgam vitadosarii vitamoham, itosamutthdnd kusalasild,(b) M. IT, 26: Sacittam sardgath sadosam samoham, itosamutthdnd akusalasild.3. Cp. M.11,26 (a): Idha, thapati, bhikkhu kdyaduccan'tam pahdya kdyasucaritam bhdveti...manoduccaritam pahdya manosucaritam bhdveti, micchd-djivam pahdya sammd-djivemijivikam kappeti. Etth'ete akusalasild aparisesd nirujjhanti, (b) M. II, 27: Idha> thapati,bhikkhu silavd hoti, no ca silatnayo, tan ca cetovimiitlim panndvimuttim yathdbhutampajdndti, yattKassa te kusalasild aparisesd nirujjhanti.4. Cp. M. IT, 27: Jdha, thapati, bhikkhu anuppanndnam pdpakdnam akusaldnam dhammdnamanuppdddya chandam janeti vdyamati viriyam drabhati cittam pagganhdii padahati, uppanndnamakusaldnam dhammdnam pahdndya—pe—anuppanndnam akusaldnam dhammdnamuppdddya, uppanndnam kusaldnam dhammdnam thitiyd asammosdya bhiyyobhdvdyavepulldya bhdvandya pdripuriyd chandam janeti vdyamati viriyam drabhati cittampagganhdti padahati. Evam patipanno kho, thapati, kusaldnam sildnam nirodhdyapatipanno hoti.5. Pdtimokkhasamvara sila. 6. Ajivapdrisuddhi sila. 7. Indriyasamvara si la.8. Paccayanissita sila. 9. D. I, 63-70. 10. Sekha* asekha. akiippcuii. 11. Saifdhcinima,12. Acdra. 13. Andcara,