vīrya

'''''' (Sanskrit; ) is a Buddhist term commonly translated as "energy", "diligence", "enthusiasm", "effort", "heroism", or "help". It can be defined as an attitude of gladly engaging in wholesome activities, and it functions to cause one to accomplish wholesome or virtuous actions.

==Etymology== literally means "state of a strong human" or "manliness." In Vedic literature, the term is associated with heroism and virility.