Virya,又作毘離耶,尾唎也。六度之一。譯曰精進,又曰勤。或曰忍辱。大乘義章十二曰:「毘離耶者,此云精進。練心於法,故說為精。精心務達,故稱為進。」法界次第下之上曰:「毘梨耶,秦言精進。欲樂勤行善法,不自放逸,謂之精進。」梵語雜名曰:「勤,尾唎也。」
vīrya, virility, strength, energy; 'well-doing,' Keith; intp. 精進 zeal, pure progress, the fourth of the tenpāramitās; it is also intp. as enduring shame. Also 毘利耶 (or 毘黎耶or 毘離耶); 尾唎也.
論曰精進
此云精進
華譯精進,為六度之一。