パセーナディ王に説かれた経で、象の足跡があらゆる足跡の中で最上であるように、精励こそが現世と来世の福祉を確保する唯一の徳であると説く

A discourse taught to King Pasenadi teaching that diligence is the one quality that secures welfare in this life and the next, just as the elephant’s footprint is foremost among all footprints.

生と有の本質をまだ理解していない者は不放逸を修めるべきだと説く経

A discourse teaching that heedfulness must be cultivated by those who do not yet understand the nature of birth and becoming.

不放逸は八正道が生起することの先駆けであると説く経

A discourse teaching that heedfulness is the forerunner of the arising of the Noble Eightfold Path.

不放逸は八正道の生起と完全な発展にとって最も有用であり、それに匹敵する単一の条件は他にないと説く経

A discourse teaching that heedfulness is most useful for the arising and full development of the Noble Eightfold Path, with no other single condition comparable to it.

真摯さを適用すべき四つの場合についての経

A discourse on four occasions on which earnestness should be applied.

あるバラモンの問いに答えて説かれた経で、真摯さを修めれば現世でも来世でも成功をもたらすと教える

A discourse taught in answer to a brahmin’s question, teaching that earnestness, if developed, brings success both in this world and the next.

不退法についての教えに似ているが、禅定への敬意が加えられた経

A discourse similar to a teaching on the conditions of non-decline, with the addition of respect for concentration.

不放逸はあらゆる徳性の中で最善かつ最高であると説く経

A discourse teaching that heedfulness is the best and highest of all qualities.

不放逸の価値についてのイティヴッタカ所収の経

A discourse from the Itivuttaka on the value of heedfulness.