Question: In the Eight Precepts (八戒), is the Seventh Precept to abstain from using ‘high...
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What Is A High, Broad And Big Bed? 何为高广大床?
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Escape The ‘Killer Heat’ Of...
It is often observed that identical (i.e. monozygotic) twins tend to get along well. After all...
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Inexhaustible Precepts 无尽戒
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[47] The Parable Of The Poor Person Making A...
昔外国节法庆之日,一切妇女尽持优钵罗华以为鬘饰。 In the past, as a foreign country’s etiquette and law, on its day of...
[46] The Parable Of Stealing The Yak From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之偷牦牛喻
[45] The Parable Of The Servant Guarding The Door From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之奴守门喻
[44] The Parable Of Desiring To Eat Half A Pancake From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之欲食半饼喻
The Root Ten Precepts Of All Buddhas And Bodhisattvas’ Practices 一切佛菩萨行之根本十戒
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FAQs On The Pure Land Passport Book
Question: Why is it called so? Answer: As stated in the book’s first section at purelanders...