This dissertation has three objectives: 1) to study perfect of effort in Theravada Buddhist scripture, 2) to  study Mahãjanaka’ s cultivation of perfection of effort (Viriyapãrami), and 3) to propose the ways to develop one’s life through effort according to Mahãjanaka’ s model.

             In the study, it was found that the perfection basically means good one should cultivate. In this respect, there are ten kinds of perfection, giving, precept, renunciation, wisdom, energy, forbearance, truthfulness, resolution, loving kindness and equanimity. Therefore, ten types of perfection come to be by nature associated with perfection of energy so as to give rise to the supremacy to such energy.

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