（1） To cultivate （修） goodness， the correct view， etc. and to sever （断 extinguish， quell， eliminate） harmful habits （烦恼）. （2）The crux of the three practices 三学. （bha^vana-ppdadha^na） Also commonly written 修断. The fourth of the four correct severances 四正断. （3） Those afflictions that are severed in the Path of Cultivation 修道.