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觀無量壽佛經義疏 3.197

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"‘If there is a good man or good woman who filially supports their parents and practices worldly benevolence and compassion.’" Laboring to attend upon them and compliantly discerning their intentions to fulfill their wishes is called "filially supporting one's parents"; the Confucian teaching regards this as the root of all conduct. Extending love to other creatures and giving broadly to aid the masses is called "practicing worldly benevolence and compassion"; the Confucian tradition regards this as the virtue of a noble person. Because of accumulating goodness in life, at the end of life they encounter the conditions. Second, encountering the conditions.

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