Table of Contents

  • Definitions for sammā-saṅkappo
    • STED sammā-saṅkappo
    • MN 117 with & without āsavas
      • without āsavas
  • General info
    • MN 78 kusala and akusala sankappo
    • SN 56.7 right thoughts = 4NT
    • MN 8 effacement (list of 44 kinds of good thought)
    • MN 19 right thoughts (vitakka) and wrong thoughts contrasted
    • SN 14.12 sankappa position on food chain
    • SN 14.13 ditthi precedes vitakka on food chain
      • inferior cause leads to inferior results

Definitions for sammā-saṅkappo

STED sammā-saṅkappo

STED right-resolve
And what is right resolve? (SN 45.8)
Nekkhamma-saṅkappo,
Renunciation-resolve,
A-byāpāda-saṅkappo,
Non-ill-will-resolve,
A-vihiṃsā-saṅkappo —
Non-harmfulness-resolve

MN 117 with & without āsavas

katamo ca, bhikkhave, sammā-saṅkappo s-āsavo
“And what, bhikkhus, is right intention that is affected by taints,
puñña-bhāgiyo upadhivepakko?
partaking of merit, ripening in the acquisitions?
nekkhamma-saṅkappo,
The intention of renunciation,
a-byāpāda-saṅkappo,
the intention of non-ill will,
a-vihiṃsā-saṅkappo —
and the intention of non-cruelty

without āsavas

♦ “katamo ca, bhikkhave, sammā-saṅkappo
"What **, monks, (is) right-resolve (which is)
ariyo an-āsavo
noble, without-asinine-inclinations,
lokuttaro magg-aṅgo?
supramundane, path-factor?
yo kho, bhikkhave,
That ***, *********,
ariya-cittassa
noble-one's-mind,
an-āsava-cittassa
without-asinine-inclinations-(in their)-mind,
ariya-magga-samaṅgino
noble-path-(in)-possession,
ariya-maggaṃ bhāvayato
noble-path (they are) developing,
takko vi-takko saṅ-kappo
thinking, thought, intention,
appanā by-appanā
mental-absorption, mental-fixity,
cetaso abhiniropanā vacī-saṅkhāro —
directing of mind, verbal formation -
ayaṃ, bhikkhave, sammāsaṅkappo
This, monks, (is) right-resolve (which is)
ariyo an-āsavo
noble, without-asinine-inclinations,
lokuttaro magg-aṅgo.
supramundane, path-factor?

General info

MN 78 kusala and akusala sankappo

kusala: 3 are same as samma sankappo-> nekkhamma, abyapada, avihimsaa
akusala: “katame ca, thapati, akusalā saṅkappā? kāmasaṅkappo, byāpādasaṅkappo, vihiṃsāsaṅkappo — ime vuccanti, thapati, akusalā saṅkappā.

SN 56.7 right thoughts = 4NT

instead of : kāmavitakkaṃ, byāpādavitakkaṃ, vihiṃsāvitakkaṃ.
vitakka thoughts should be of 4NT

MN 8 effacement (list of 44 kinds of good thought)

types of inclinations of mind (citta + uppaada)
“cittuppādampi kho ahaṃ, cunda, kusalesu dhammesu bahukāraṃ

MN 19 right thoughts (vitakka) and wrong thoughts contrasted

wrong, right vitakka pairs
nekkhamma, kāma
abyapada, byapada
avihimsa, vihimsa

SN 14.12 sankappa position on food chain

kāma-dhātuṃ, bhikkhave, paṭicca uppajjati kāma-saññā,
sensuality-element, *********, (is the) dependent-cause (for the) arising (of) sensual-perception.
kāma-saññaṃ paṭicca uppajjati kāma-saṅkappo,
sensual-perception (is the) dependent-cause (for the) arising (of) sensual-intention.
kāma-saṅkappaṃ paṭicca uppajjati kāmac-chando,
sensual-intention (is the) dependent-cause (for the) arising (of) sensual-desire.
kāmac-chandaṃ paṭicca uppajjati kāma-pariḷāho,
sensual-desire (is the) dependent-cause (for the) arising (of) sensual-passion.
kāma-pariḷāhaṃ paṭicca uppajjati kāma-pariyesanā.
sensual-passion (is the) dependent-cause (for the) arising (of) sensual-quest.
kāma-pariyesanaṃ, bhikkhave,
(immersed in a) sensual-quest, *********
pariyesamāno as-sutavā puthujjano
(the questing) un-instructed worldling,
tīhi ṭhānehi micchā paṭipajjati —
(the) three kinds (of) wrong path-(he)-enters -
kāyena, vācāya, manasā.
(by) body, (by) speech, (by) mind.

SN 14.13 ditthi precedes vitakka on food chain

bhagavā etadavoca —
The-blessed-one, this-(he)-said -
♦ “dhātuṃ, bhikkhave,
"(An) element, monks,
paṭicca uppajjati saññā,
(through) dependence (on that) arises (a) perception,
uppajjati diṭṭhi,
(there) arises (a) view,
uppajjati vitakko”ti.
(there) arises (a) thought."
evaṃ vutte,
When this was said,
āyasmā kaccāno bhagavantaṃ etadavoca —
Venerable Saddha Kaccāyana, (to) the-Blessed-One (he) said-this:
“yāyaṃ, bhante, diṭṭhi —
“Venerable sir, {these} views -
‘a-sammā-sambuddhesu
(for the) not-perfectly-enlightened
sammā-sambuddhā’ti,
(regarding others as) perfectly-enlightened,
ayaṃ nu kho, bhante, diṭṭhi
how is this, ******, view,
kiṃ paṭicca paññāyatī”ti?
through dependence {on what} (is it) discerned?"

inferior cause leads to inferior results

♦ “mahati kho esā, kaccāna,
"Mighty, Kaccāyana,
dhātu yadidaṃ
is this element,
avijjā-dhātu.
the ignorance-element.
hīnaṃ, kaccāna, dhātuṃ
the inferior, *******, element,
paṭicca uppajjati
(through) dependence (on that) arises
hīnā saññā,
an inferior perception,
hīnā diṭṭhi,
an inferior view,
hīno vitakko,
inferior thought,
hīnā cetanā,
inferior volition,
hīnā patthanā,
inferior longing,
hīno paṇidhi,
an inferior wish,
hīno puggalo,
an inferior person,
hīnā vācā;
inferior speech.
hīnaṃ ācikkhati deseti
Inferior (things he) explains, teaches,
paññapeti paṭṭhapeti
proclaims, establishes,
vivarati vibhajati uttānīkaroti;
discloses, analyses, elucidates.
hīnā tassa upapattīti vadāmi.
Inferior, (will be) his rebirth, (I) say.