(12) 志堅意決　六年苦修
意志堅決的太子，為求真理四處訪道，終失所望，改自內行，在苦行林六年苦修，國王哀勸難挽，遂命五侍伴太子修行，日進一麻一麥，終至面色枯萎，肌消骨露，不動道心。

With Determination, the Prince Lived Six Years in Austerity.
The determined prince set out to seek the truth but initially encountered disappointment. He diverted to follow the ascetics and for the next six years underwent severe deprivations while meditating in the Uruvilva Forest. The king was very sad, as he could not convince the prince to come back to the palace. He ordered five attendants to accompany the prince. The prince lived on one sesame seed and one grain of wheat a day until the shine from his face withered away and his body was nothing but skin and bones. But despite all this, his will to seek the truth did not falter.