杨岐灯盏明千古，
宝寿生姜辣万年。
— 佛门对联
Yángqí’s oil lamp is bright
for a thousand ages,
Bǎoshòu’s raw ginger is spicy
for ten thousand years.
— Buddhist Couplet
Note: As Dharma Master Yángqí did not use even a drop of the monastery’s oil for illumination of his personal matters, and as Dharma Master Bǎoshòu did not give even a piece of ginger from the monastery’s kitchen, even to the Abbot’s attendant for his personal use (when sick without payment), their cases became lasting excellent examples, of stringent upholding of the Precepts.
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为何「杨岐灯久明，宝寿姜仍辣」
Why ‘Yángqí’s Lamp Remains Bright And Bǎoshòu’s Ginger Stays Spicy’
https://purelanders.com/2025/07/16/why-yangqis-lamp-remains-bright-and-baoshous-ginger-stays-spicy
