孝顺为至道之法Filial Piety As [The] Method Of [The] Ultimate Path 父母之恩，毕世莫酬。孝之为道，其大无外。如来大教，以孝为本。 [The] kindness of [our] fathers [and] mothers, [even if] completing [this] life, [can]not...
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[114] [37] From Bābā’er’s Mouth Grew A Lotus Flower 八八儿口生莲华 May Amigo’s Best Friend Be Āmítuófó!
八八儿口生莲华[114] [37] [From] Bābā’er’s Mouth Grew [A] Lotus Flower 有人养一鸲鹆 (qú yù)，俗名八八儿，见僧念佛，亦学念佛，遂舍与僧。此僧常教念阿弥陀佛。 [There] was [a] person [who] raised a crested myna...
[6] Abstaining From Killing, Stealing And Sex’s Instructions 戒杀盗淫说
戒杀盗淫说[6] Abstaining [From] Killing, Stealing [And] Sex’s Instructions 《楞严经》：佛谓：「想爱女色，心结不离，故有淫欲，则诸世间父母子孙相生不绝，是等则以欲贪为本。 [In the] Śūraṅgama Sūtra, [the] Buddha said...
[5] Encouragement For Monastics 劝僧
劝僧[5] Encouragement [For] Monastics 僧家当自念云：「我为出家人，了达生死乃本分事。不能如此，遂汩没俗尘，一日大限到来，有何倚赖？」Monastics should personally think, saying, ‘[For] me, as [a] person [who has] departed...
[31] Encouragement For Those With Sickness Suffering 劝病苦者
劝病苦者[31] Encouragement [For] Those [With] Sickness Suffering 杀众生者，得命短报； Those [who have] killed sentient beings [will] get [the] retribution [of their] lives [being] shortened...
[30] Encouragement For Transgressive Evil Persons 劝罪恶人
劝罪恶人[30] Encouragement [For] Transgressive Evil Persons 有罪恶人当自念云：「我平生罪恶既多，一日闭眼之后，当奈之何？」 [If there are] transgressive evil persons, [who] should personally think, saying, ‘I...
[9] Lóngshū’s Pure Land Text: Ninth Scroll: Sixteen Essays On Supportive Cultivation For High Grade《龙舒净土文》第九卷：助修上品十六篇
《龙舒净土文》第九卷：助修上品十六篇Lóngshū’s Pure Land Text:[9] Ninth Scroll: Sixteen Essays [On] Supportive Cultivation [For] High Grade （宋‧王日休）(Sòng Dynasty’s Wáng Rìxiū) 习说[1]...
[16] Small Causes And Effects’ Instructions 小因果说
小因果说[16] Small Causes [And] Effects’ Instructions 有修桥人，有毁桥人，此天堂、地狱之小因也； [There] are persons building bridges, [and there] are persons destroying bridges, [with] these [as...
[15] Two Heavenly Persons’ Instructions 二天人说
二天人说[15] Two Heavenly Persons’ Instructions 《华严经》云：「人生有二天人随人，一名同生，二名同名。天人常见人，人不见天人。」 [The] Flower Adornment Sūtra says, ‘[When a] human [is] born, [there] are two...
[4] Utmost Person’s Extension Of Life’s Instructions 至人延年说
至人延年说[4] Utmost Person’s Extension [Of] Life’s Instructions 予尝闻至人云：「人生衣食财禄，阴司皆有定数。若俭约不贪，则可延寿；奢侈过求，受尽则终。」 I once heard [an] utmost person say, ‘[Of] human...