Perseverance (Viriya) Strengthening Functions of Work according to Buddhist Principles

Abstract

This academic article aims to study Viriya that appears in Buddhist scriptures, which contains the meaning of Viriya that appears in Tipitaka. It was found that the importance of using Viriya as a function of work, the use of Viriya in Buddhist scriptures according to Iddhipadha 4 and Sammappadhana 4, that is, when performing work, everyone will encounter problems in their work, namely being with colleagues who enhance their duties: 1) having good function of work, 2) working happily, 3) having honest and stable occupations based on Sammappadhana 4, 4) having religious principles in their functions of work, 5) having perseverance in their functions of work with quality. As mentioned above, we can be considered to have great success.