| These two sutras talk about practice. The first one seems to indicate that practice is a state of being, that practice is the effort required to stay in the state of practice. My impression is that it is the effort required to stay present, centered in the moment, in the here and now. The more one practices being in the state of practice the better one gets. | |||
| Traditional Chinese Characters | Pin Yin Romanization (note, in some cases does not perfectly align with characters!) | English Translation | |
| 十三在其處或時穩定努力反覆練習 | shiˊ san̅ zaiˋ qiˊ chuˋ huoˋ shiˊ wenˇ dingˋ nuˇ liˋ fanˇ fuˋ lianˋ xiˊ | 1-13 Practice is Constant and Unceasing Effort | |
| 持續穩定不斷地努力稱為修煉 | chiˊ xuˋ wenˇ dingˋ buˋ duanˋ de˙ nuˇ liˋ cheng̅ weiˊ xiu̅ lianˋ | Continuous, Steady and Unceasing Effort is called Practice | |
| 修煉不是只靠一時的努力而是要穩定持續不斷地努力 | xiu̅ lianˋ buˋ shiˋ zhiˇ kaoˋ yiˋ shiˊ de˙ nuˇ liˋ erˊ shiˋ yaoˋ wenˇ dingˋ chiˊ xuˋ buˋ duanˋ de˙ nuˇ liˋ | Practice is not just relying on a single instance of effort but is continuing and constant effort. | |
| 十四那和長的時間不間斷的奉獻勤奮修煉堅固的基地 | shiˊ siˋ naˋ hanˋ changˊ de˙ shiˊ jian̅ buˋ jian̅ duanˋ de˙ fengˋ xianˋ qinˊ fenˋ xiu̅ lianˋ jian̅ guˋ de˙ ji̅ diˋ | 1-14 One becomes established in practice after attending to it diligantly for a long time | |
| 長時間不間斷地虔誠修煉是堅固的基石 | changˊ shiˊ jian̅ buˋ jian̅ duanˋ de˙ qianˊ chengˊ xiu̅ lianˋ shiˋ jian̅ guˋ de˙ ji̅ shiˊ | One becomes established/grounded in practice after doing it for a long time without a break and with sincerity (and devotion). | |
| 要能長時間不間斷地虔誠修煉才能獲得堅固的基石 | yaoˋ nengˊ changˊ shiˊ jian̅ buˋ jian̅ duanˋ de˙ qianˊ chengˊ xiu̅ lianˋ caiˊ nengˊ huoˋ deˊ jian̅ guˋ de˙ ji̅ shiˊ | It is necessary to practice for a long time, without interuption and with devotion in order to be firmly established in it. | |
1-13 tatra sthitau yatnah abhyasah
1-14 sa tu dirghakala nairantarya satkara asevitah drdhabhumih
Word Definitions
| Traditional Characters | English | Sanskrit | Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Pin Yin |
| 稱為 | (is) called, (is) designated | | cheng wei | cheng̅ weiˊ |
| 才能 | able, talent, ability | | tsair neng | caiˊ nengˊ |
| 奉獻 | attend to, offer, contribute | satkara | fenq shiann | fengˋ xianˋ |
| 反覆練習 | constant practice | abhyasah | faan fuh liann shyi | fanˇ fuˋ lianˋ xiˊ |
| 持續 | continuous(ly) | | chyr shiuh | chiˊ xuˋ |
| 基石 | corner stone, foundation | | ji shyr | ji̅ shiˊ |
| 勤奮修煉 | diligent practice | asevitah | chyn fenn shiou liann | qinˊ fenˋ xiu̅ lianˋ |
| 努力 | effort, working hard | yatnah | nuu lih | nuˇ liˋ |
| 十四 | Fourteen, 14 | | shyr syh | shiˊ siˋ |
| 獲得 | get/obtain | | huoh er | huoˋ deˊ |
| 不是 | is not | | bwu shyh | buˊ shiˋ |
| 長的 | long | dirgha | charng .de | changˊ de˙ |
| 在其處或時 | of these | tartra | tzay chyi chuh huoh shyr | zaiˋ qiˊ chuˋ huoˋ shiˊ |
| 修煉 | Practice (Constant Practice) | abhyasah | shiou liann | xiu̅ lianˋ |
| 虔誠 | sincere, devoted | | chyan cherng | qianˊ chengˊ |
| 一時 | single time, one moment | | yih shyr | yiˋ shiˊ |
| 穩定 | stable, steady, unwavering | sthitau | woen dinq | wenˇ dingˋ |
| 堅固的基地 | strong base/foundation | dridhabhumih | jian guh .de ji dih | jian̅ guˋ de˙ ji̅ diˋ |
| 堅固 | strong, durable, stable, (dependable) | | jian guh | jian̅ guˋ |
| 十三 | Thirteen, 13 | | shyr san | shiˊ san̅ |
| 時間 | time | kala | shyr jian | shiˊjian̅ |
| 不斷地 | unceasing, constant, continuous, suspended | | buh duann .de | buˋ duanˋ de˙ |
| 不間斷地 | un-interupted | nairantarya | buh jian duann .de | buˋ jian̅ duanˋ de˙ |
| 不間斷的 | without a break, uninterupted | nairantarya | buh jian duann .de | buˋ jian̅ duanˋ de˙ |
