[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) › [佛遺教經論疏節要](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820) › 1.298 # 佛遺教經論疏節要 1.298 佛遺教經論疏節要 1.298 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.298](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820.1.298) 若行者之心數數懈廢，譬如鑽火未熱而息，雖欲得火，火難可得，是名精進。 > If a practitioner's mind repeatedly lapses into laxity, it is like drilling for fire and stopping before it is hot. Although one desires to obtain fire, fire is hard to obtain. This is called diligence." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.297](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820.1.297) - [Next: 1.299](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820.1.299) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820~en-mt.1.298) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [遺教經論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.sastra.buddhapascimavavadopadesa*zh-paramartha.1.42) — Classical Chinese - [佛垂般涅槃略說教誡經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.389.1.12) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820.1.298](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1820.1.298) · Pramāṇa