There is pleasure when a sore [or an itch] is scratched,But to be without sores [or itches] is more pleasurable still.Just so, there are pleasures in [satisfying] worldly desires,But to be without...
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Which Buddhist Is More Fortunate And Wise?
First Buddhist The first Buddhist is old and sick,and has just gotten to know aboutthe Pure Land teachings barely. He hears that they will leadto liberation in the next life,but is running out of...
[96] The Parable Of Cheating And Pretending To Be With Eyes Blinded From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之诈称眼盲喻
昔有工匠师，为王作务不堪其苦，诈言眼盲便得脱苦。In the past, there was an artisan master, for the King working. When he could not bear its suffering, he lied by saying his eyes were blinded, then getting liberation from his...