法苑珠林 8.82

English (machine translation) 8.82

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8.82

'Not killing is the seed of buddhahood; / a compassionate mind is the good medicine. / Great compassion is ever tranquil and safe; / in the end it is free from the variations of old age and death. / All who have received a physical form / fear those who kill and do harm. / Therefore all bodhisattvas / teach me the precept of non-killing. / If you now fear death, / you should constantly practice non-killing. / Why would you wish to return to your realms, / abandoning stillness to seek agitation?'

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese