[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) › 83.22 # 法苑珠林 83.22 法苑珠林 83.22 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [83.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.22) 又智度論云。身精進為小。心精進為大。外精進為小。內精進為大。復次佛說意業力大故。如仙人瞋時令大國磨滅。復次身口作五逆罪。大果報一劫在阿鼻地獄。受意業力。得生非有想非無想處。壽八萬大劫。亦在十方佛國壽命無量。以是故身口精進為小。意精進為大。如是諸經廣歎精進。一心正念速得道果。未必要須多聞。 > Furthermore, the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra says: Bodily vigor is minor; mental vigor is major. External vigor is minor; internal vigor is major. Moreover, the Buddha taught that the power of mental karma is great; for instance, when a ṛṣi becomes angry, he can cause a great kingdom to be obliterated. Moreover, when body and speech commit the five grave sins, their great retribution is one kalpa in the Avīci hell; yet under the power of mental karma, one can be born in the sphere of neither-perception-nor-non-perception with a lifespan of eighty thousand mahākalpas, or have an immeasurable lifespan in the Buddha-lands of the ten directions. For this reason, vigor of body and speech is minor, whereas vigor of mind is major. In this way, the various sūtras extensively praise vigor: with single-minded right mindfulness one quickly attains the fruits of the Way; it is not necessary to have broad learning. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 83.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.21) - [Next: 83.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.23) - [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.83.22) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [起信論疏筆削記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1848.18.49) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.22) · Pramāṇa