《百喻经》[The] Sūtra [Of A] Hundred Parables (四四)欲食半饼喻(44) Parable [Of] Desiring [To] Eat Half [A] Pancake 譬如有人,因其饥故食七枚煎饼,食六枚半已便得饱满,其人恚悔,以手自打而作是言:「我今饱足由此半饼,然前六饼唐自捐弃,设知半饼能充足者,应先食之。」...
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[43] The Parable Of Polishing A Big Rock From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之磨大石喻
《百喻经》[The] Sūtra [Of A] Hundred Parables (四三)磨大石喻(43) Parable [Of] Polishing [A] Big Rock 譬如有人,磨一大石勤加功力,经历日月作小戏牛,用功既重所期甚轻。 For example, there [is a] person polishing a big rock...
[42] The Parable Of The Merchant With His Camel’s Death From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之估客驼死喻
《百喻经》[The] Sūtra [Of A] Hundred Parables 卷第三Third Scroll (四二)估客驼死喻(42) Parable [Of The] Merchant [With His] Camel’s Death 譬如估客游行商贾,会于路中而驼卒死,驼上所载多有珍宝,细软上㲲种种杂物。 For example...
[41] The Parable Of Piśāca Ghosts From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之毗舍闍鬼喻
《百喻经》[The] Sūtra [Of A] Hundred Parables (四一)毗舍闍鬼喻(41) Parable [Of] Piśāca Ghosts昔有二毗舍闍鬼,共有一箧一杖一屐,二鬼共诤各各欲得,二鬼纷纭竟日不能使平。[In the] past, [there] were two piśāca ghosts, together...
How To Be Free From Constant Fears And Worries? 如何不常畏惧担忧?How To Be Unafraid Of Sicknesses And Disasters? 如何不畏病苦与灾祸?
如何不常畏惧担忧? How To Be Free From Constant Fears And Worries? 又学道之人,凡遇种种不如意事,只可向道上会。 Furthermore, of people learning [the] path, all [who] encounter all kinds [of] matters [that do]...
[40] The Parable Of Curing Baldness From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之治秃喻
《百喻经》[The] Sūtra [Of A] Hundred Parables (四〇)治秃喻(40) Parable [Of] Curing Baldness 昔有一人头上无毛,冬则大寒夏则患热,兼为蚊虻之所唼食,昼夜受恼,甚以为苦。 [In the] past, [there] was a person, [with his] head above...
[39] The Parable Of Seeing Another Person Applying On His House From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之见他人涂舍喻
《百喻经》[The] Sūtra [Of A] Hundred Parables (三九)见他人涂舍喻(39) Parable [Of] Seeing Another Person Applying [On His] House昔有一人往至他舍,见他屋舍墙壁涂治,其地平正清净甚好,便问之言:「用何和涂得如是好?」 [In the] past...
Verses On Supernormal Power Of Knowing Past Lives 宿命通偈
宿命通偈Verses On Supernormal Power Of Knowing Past Lives 今世忘尽,前世姓字,来世何记,今愿行事? In this life forgetting completely, your past life’s surname and given name, how to, in your next...
Verses On The Three Sages’ Wish 三圣愿偈
三圣愿偈Verses On The Three Sages’ Wish 阿弥陀佛,观音势至,劝众念佛,已过十劫。 Amitā[bha] Buddha (Āmítuófó), Contemplator Of The Worlds’ Sounds Bodhisattva (观世音菩萨) and Great Power Arrived...
[38] The Parable Of Drinking The Wooden Bucket’s Water From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之饮木筩水喻
《百喻经》[The] Sūtra [Of A] Hundred Parables (三八)饮木筩水喻(38) Parable [Of] Drinking [The] Wooden Bucket’s Water昔有一人,行来渴乏,见木筩中有清净流水,就而饮之,饮水已足即便举手语木筩言:「我已饮竟,水莫复来。」 [In the] past...