甚矣，杀生食肉之情事惨，而贻祸深且远也。
Extreme [indeed, the] circumstances of killing lives [and] meat-eating [are] tragic, and [their] handed down disasters [are] deep [and] far-reaching.
夫人与诸物，同禀天地之化育以生。
Humans and all animals, similarly receive [the] heaven’s [and] earth’s nourishment [and] nurturing, so as to grow.
同赋血肉之躯。同具灵知之性。
Similarly endowed [with] bodies of blood [and] flesh. Similarly having [the] nature of spiritual knowing.
同知贪生怕死，趋吉避凶。
Similarly knowing [to have] greed [for] life [and] fear [of] death, [to] approach [the] auspicious [and] avoid [the] inauspicious.
眷属团聚则欢，离散则悲。
[With] family members reunited thus joyful, [when] departed [and] scattered thus sorrowful.
受惠则感恩，贻苦则怀怨。
[When] receiving kindness thus grateful, [when] given suffering thus harbouring enmity.
一一悉同。无奈诸物以宿恶业力，致堕畜类。
Each and every one [are] all [the] same. [Presently] without choice, all animals with [their] past evil karma’s power, [were] led [to] fall [to be different] types [of] animals.
形体不同，口不能言耳。
[With] shapes [and] bodies not the same, [with their] mouths not able [to] speak [to us of their suffering].
人当悯其堕落，俾彼各得其所。
Humans should empathise [with] their fall [to be animals], so that they each attain their places [to live peacefully].
何忍以形异智劣，视作食料，以己之智力财力罗而致之，令彼受刀砧(zhēn)烧煮之极苦，以作我一时悦口充腹之乐乎？
How [can one] bear [to], with [their] forms different [and] intelligence inferior, seeing [them] as food materials, with one’s power of intelligence [and] financial ability, [use] nets [to] capture [them], enabling them [to] receive [the] extreme suffering of [being cut by] knives [on the] chopping board, [to be] burnt [and] cooked, so as to become ‘my’ momentary ‘joy’ [of] pleasurable taste, [to] fill [my] stomach?
经云，「一切有生类，无不爱寿命，恕己可为喻，勿杀勿行杖。」
[A] sūtra says, ‘[As of] all [sentient] beings [who] have life, [there are] none [who] do not love [their] lifespans, [with being] able [to] show mercy [to] oneself as [an] example, [extending this], do not kill [and] do not use staves [to beat others].’
净土宗十三祖印光大师
(劝戒杀放生文序)
Pure Land Tradition’s 13th Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng
Preface [Of] Essay [On] Encouragement [To] Abstain [From] Killing [And To] Liberate Lives
Namo Amituofo : Translation by Shen Shi’an
相关教理
Related Teaching:
戒杀保福延寿
Abstain From Killing To Protect Blessings And Extend Lifespans
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