法苑珠林 83.8

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83.8

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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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese