1月27日

戒殺詩 ─ 延生妙方
唐 呂純陽 ( 796~? )

物要死時汝救他，汝要死時天救汝；
延生種子別無方，戒殺放生而已矣。

──選自《蓮修必讀》

January 27th

Abstaining from Killing: The Secret to Longevity
Lu Chunyang (Years unknown, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: Miao Guang

If you save lives that are on the brink of death,
Heaven shall save you when you are the same.
There are no other ways to prolong life,
For longevity is no more than abstaining from killing and releasing lives.

── from Lianxiu Bidu (Essential Readings for Pure Land Practitioners)