Son of good family, the bodhisatvas have two types of vigour. What are these two? (dvāv imau kulaputra bodhisatvānāṃ vīrye. katamau dvau?)
Namely, the vigour of application (prayogavīrya) and the vigour of determination (paricchedavīrya).
The vigour of application is connected with body, speech, and thought (tatra prayogavīryaṃ kāyavākcittapratisaṃyuktam).
The vigour of determination is without grasping, giving up, and its basis (utpādanotsargāvasthita).
The vigour of application (prayogavīrya) which is connected with the bodhisatva’s body, speech, and thought (kāyavākcitta) cannot be perceived since it has no basis; the vigour of determination is in accordance with the sphere of all moments of existence (dharmadhātu).
Thus the vigour of the bodhisatva becomes like empty space.
rigs kyi bu ’di gñis ni byaṅ chub sems dpa’ rnams kyi brtson ’grus te | gñis gaṅ źe na |
’di lta ste | sbyor ba’i brtson ’grus daṅ | yoṅs su chad pa’i brtson ’grus so ||
de la sbyor ba’i (2) brtson ’grus ni lus daṅ ṅag daṅ sems daṅ rab tu ldan pa’o ||
yoṅs su chad pa’i brtson ’grus ni len pa med pa | ’dor ba med pa gnas med pa ste |
nam byaṅ chub sems dpa’ lus daṅ gaṅ daṅ sems sbyor pa’i brtson ’grus rtsa ba nas mi gnas par śin tu brtags nas mi dmigs (3) śiṅ yoṅs su chad pa’i brtson ’grus ni chos kyi dbyiṅs kyi rjes su ’jug pas rjes su ’gro ba ste |
de ltar na byaṅ chub sems dpa’i brtson ’grus nam mkha’ daṅ mtshuṅs pa yin no ||