凡聖 / fán shèng /
Ordinary and Sagely
Category:
Buddhist Terminology
Description:
地獄天堂由一念，昇沈宜自取；藏經妙理破諸迷，凡聖可參修。
Heaven and hell are all in a moment's thought,
One decides whether to ascend or descend;
The wondrous truth in the sutras shatters all ignorance,
And can be practiced by both the ordinary and sagely.
One decides whether to ascend or descend;
The wondrous truth in the sutras shatters all ignorance,
And can be practiced by both the ordinary and sagely.
References:
星雲大師全集【書法類】中華文化佛教名詞 名相 The Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun: Calligraphy-Terminology
