佛寺楹聯 ─ 蘇州戒幢寺 / fó sì yíng lián ─ sū zhōu jiè chuáng sì /
Temple Couplets - Jiechuang Temple, Suzhou
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10月25日
佛寺楹聯 ─ 蘇州戒幢寺
聖教名言，獨樂何如同樂；
佛家宗旨，殺生不如放生。
──選自《佛光教科書》
October 25
Temple Couplets - Jiechuang Temple, Suzhou
English translation: John Balcom
Noble teachings, famous sayings,
Individual joy cannot compare with joy shared.
Buddhism's objective,
Freeing life is better than taking life.
── from After Many Autumns
References:
《獻給旅行者們365日──中華文化佛教寶典》365 Days for Travelers: Wisdom from Chinese Literary and Buddhist Classics
