[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [維摩經玄疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777) › 3.115 # 維摩經玄疏 3.115 維摩經玄疏 3.115 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.3.115) 毘梨耶波羅蜜滿者，精進不惜身命，如大施太子，為國民入海，採寶得如意珠；海神因其寢臥，盜珠還海；太子發誓抒海水，為眾生求珠，困苦垂命，心無懈退，名精進滿。 > The fulfillment of the pāramitā of vigor (vīrya) is energetic exertion without begrudging life and limb—just as Prince Mahātyāgavān entered the ocean for the sake of his kingdom's people, collected jewels, and obtained the wish-fulfilling jewel; when the ocean deity stole the jewel back into the sea while he was asleep, the prince made a vow to bail out the ocean's water to retrieve the jewel for the sake of sentient beings, and though exhausted and near death, his heart never flagged or retreated; this is called the fulfillment of vigor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.114](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.3.114) - [Next: 3.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.3.116) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777~en-mt.3.115) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.3.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1777.3.115) · Pramāṇa