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法苑珠林 83.8

法苑珠林 83.8

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83.8

如菩薩本行經云。佛告阿難。夫懈怠者眾行之累。居家懈怠則衣食不供。產業不舉。出家懈怠不能出離生死之苦。一切眾事皆由精進而得興起。是時帝釋便說偈言。

As the Pusa benxing jing says: The Buddha told Ānanda: "Now, laziness is an encumbrance to all practices. For a householder, laziness means that clothing and food are not supplied and livelihoods are not established. For a monastic, laziness means that one cannot escape the suffering of birth and death. All undertakings flourish by virtue of vigour (vīrya)." At that time, Śakra, Lord of the Gods, spoke a verse:

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