[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) › 83.8 # 法苑珠林 83.8 法苑珠林 83.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [83.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.8) 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: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 83.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.7) - [Next: 83.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.9) - [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.83.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.83.8) · Pramāṇa