法苑珠林 71.16
法苑珠林 71.16
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- Classical Chinese
71.16
悲心施一人 功德大如地
為己施一切 得報如芥子
救一厄難人 勝餘一切施
眾星雖有光 不如一明月
"Giving to a single person with a compassionate mind / yields merit as vast as the earth; / giving to all beings for one's own sake / brings retribution like a mustard seed. / Rescuing a single person in distress / surpasses all other giving: / though the many stars have light, / they do not equal the one bright moon."
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