AN 1.58-73: Factors for the Decline and Preservation of the Dhamma

This section groups various mental qualities into opposing pairs. One set of qualities directly leads to the decline and disappearance of the True Dhamma (and the arising of unwholesome states), while their opposites ensure the longevity, stability, and preservation of the True Dhamma.

Harmful vs. Wholesome Factors

Suttas	Harmful Factor (Leads to Decline)	Wholesome Factor (Leads to Preservation)
AN 1.58 / 1.59	Negligence Pali: पमाद (pamāda) Skt: प्रमाद (pramāda)	Diligence Pali: अप्पमाद (appamāda) Skt: अप्रमाद (apramāda)
AN 1.60 / 1.61	Laziness Pali: कोसज्ज (kosajja) Skt: कौशीद्य (kauśīdya)	Arousing energy Pali: वीरियारम्भ (vīriyārambha) Skt: वीर्यारम्भ (vīryārambha)
AN 1.62 / 1.63	Great desires Pali: महिच्छता (mahicchatā) Skt: महेच्छता (mahecchatā)	Fewness of desires Pali: अप्पिच्छता (appicchatā) Skt: अल्पिच्छता (alpicchatā)
AN 1.64 / 1.65	Discontentment Pali: असन्तुट्ठिता (asantuṭṭhitā) Skt: असन्तुष्टिता (asantuṣṭitā)	Contentment Pali: सन्तुट्ठिता (santuṭṭhitā) Skt: सन्तुष्टिता (santuṣṭitā)
AN 1.66 / 1.67	Lack of clear comprehension Pali: असम्पजञ्ञ (asampajañña) Skt: असम्प्रजन्य (asamprajanya)	Clear comprehension Pali: सम्पजञ्ञ (sampajañña) Skt: सम्प्रजन्य (samprajanya)
AN 1.68 / 1.69	Bad friendship Pali: पापमित्तता (pāpamittatā) Skt: पापमित्रता (pāpamitratā)	Admirable friendship Pali: कल्याणमित्तता (kalyāṇamittatā) Skt: कल्याणमित्रता (kalyāṇamitratā)
AN 1.70 / 1.71	Wrong mental application Pali: अयोनिसो मनसिकार (ayoniso manasikāra) Skt: अयोनिषो मनसिकार (ayoniṣo manasikāra)	Appropriate mental application Pali: योनिसो मनसिकार (yoniso manasikāra) Skt: योनिषो मनसिकार (yoniṣo manasikāra)
AN 1.72 / 1.73 (Alt)	Pursuing the unwholesome & neglecting the wholesome Pali: अनुयोगो अकुसलानं धम्मानं, अननुयोगो कुसलानं धम्मानं (anuyogo akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ, ananuyogo kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ) Skt: अकुशलानां धर्माणामनुयोगः कुशलानां धर्माणामननुयोगः (akuśalānāṃ dharmāṇāmanuyogaḥ kuśalānāṃ dharmāṇāmananuyogaḥ)	Pursuing the wholesome & neglecting the unwholesome Pali: अनुयोगो कुसलानं धम्मानं, अननुयोगो अकुसलानं धम्मानं (anuyogo kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ, ananuyogo akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ) Skt: कुशलानां धर्माणामनुयोगः अकुशलानां धर्माणामननुयोगः (kuśalānāṃ dharmāṇāmanuyogaḥ akuśalānāṃ dharmāṇāmananuyogaḥ)