新年新什么？ 所谓新者何， 亦如常人贴新春联、 着新衣等以为新乎？… 所谓新者， 乃是改过自新也。 — 弘一大师 What Is ‘New’ This Year? What is that so-called ‘new’? Is it also like ordinary persons, with pasting of new...
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Top Ten First Lessons From The Buddha-To-Be 未来佛先给予吾人之十大教训
[1] Dignity: When just born, the Buddha-to-be uttered, ‘In the heavens above and in the heavens below, only I alone am honoured’ (天上天下，唯我独尊), reminding us that we also have the most...
[63] The Parable Of The Singing And Dancing Performer Wearing Rākṣasa’s Costume Together With One Another Alarmed From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之伎儿着戏罗刹服共相惊怖喻
昔乾陀卫国有诸伎儿，因时饥俭，逐食他土，经婆罗新山，而此山中素饶恶鬼食人罗刹。In the past, in Gandhāra kingdom, there were many singing and dancing performers. Due to then having famine, seeking food in other lands, they passed by Bhala...