[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) › 83.21 # 法苑珠林 83.21 法苑珠林 83.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [83.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.21) 又遺教經云。汝等比丘。若勤精進則事無難者。是故汝等常勤精進。譬如小水常流則能穿石。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。 > Furthermore, the Sūtra of the Buddha's Bequeathed Teaching says: "You monks, if you practice diligent vigor, nothing will be difficult. Therefore, you should always be diligently vigorous. It is like a small stream of water constantly flowing, which can pierce stone. If a practitioner's mind is frequently indolent and negligent, it is like rubbing sticks for fire and stopping before they grow hot; though one desires fire, fire is hard to obtain. This is called vigor." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 83.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.20) - [Next: 83.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.22) - [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.83.21) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [起信論疏筆削記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.46) — Classical Chinese - [遺教經論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.sastra.buddhapascimavavadopadesa*zh-paramartha.1.42) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.21) · Pramāṇa