[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 83.19 # 法苑珠林 83.19 法苑珠林 83.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [83.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.19) 又譬喻經云。羅閱祇國沙門。坐自誓曰。我不得道終不起欲睡眠心。作錐長八寸刺兩髀。痛不得眠。一年得道。 > Furthermore, the Avadāna-sūtra says: A śramaṇa in the kingdom of Rājagṛha sat and vowed: "If I do not attain the Way, I will never give rise to the desire to sleep." He made an awl eight inches long and stabbed his two thighs with it; due to the pain he could not sleep, and in one year he attained the Way. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 83.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.18) - [Next: 83.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.20) - [Up: 83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.83.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.19) · Pramāṇa