佛寺楹聯 ─ 庫房 / fó sì yíng lián ─ kù fáng /
Temple Couplets - Warehouse
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10月25日
佛寺楹聯 ─ 庫房
愛護常住物，
如護眼中珠。
寸薪不是等閑來，
粒米皆由辛苦得。
──選自《寺院楹聯集錦》
October 25
Temple Couplets - Warehouse
English translation: Zhi Yue
Care for monastery property
as if protecting one's eyes.
Money does not come through idle waiting;
each grain of rice is the result of hard labor.
── from Siyuan Yinglian Jijin (Collection of Temple Couplets)
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
