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Precepts are the rain after a drought.
Precepts are a moated castle holding off the enemy.
守持戒法如良藥，可以醫療煩惱
守持戒法如水囊，可以解除幹渴
守持戒法如明師，可以遵正方向
守持戒法如護照，可以方便遠遊
Precepts are medicine for defilement.
Precepts are water for thirst.
Precepts are teachers who show the way.
Precepts are passports to travel abroad.
能降伏貪瞋煩惱的人
才能得到法喜安樂
能體證無我空慧的人
才能達到涅槃解脫
Whoever can subdue greed,hatred,and delusion can possess Dharma joy.
Whoever can realize the nature of emptiness can reach nirvana and be liberated from suffering.
內心的昏闇，因忏悔而光明
無邊的煩惱，因忏悔而止息
堅固的憍慢，因忏悔而柔軟
覆藏的恐懼，因忏悔而安樂
Darkness of mind becomes bright through repentance.
Endless troubles cease through repentance.
Arrogance softens through repentance.
Hidden fear turns to happiness through repentance.
仇結的怨怼，因忏悔而解除
無明的嫉妒，因忏悔而包容
怠惰的放逸，因忏悔而勇猛
無盡的熱惱，因忏悔而清涼
Hatred is purged through repentance.
Jealousy becomes magnanimity through repentance.
Laziness becomes courage through repentance.
Endless defilement ceases through repentance.
有情有義
于情義中，覺悟胬
br> 有甘有苦
在甘苦中，領會無常
Be friendly and righteous to realize the truth.
Experience joy and suffering to realize the truth of impermanence.
動而後能活，靜而後能明
大而後能容，空而後能有
虛而後能實，知而後能行
舍而後能得，愛而後能惜
Action goes with vigor.
Stillness goes with intelligence.
Spaciousness goes with magnanimity.
Emptiness goes with possessing.
Modesty goes with sincerity.
Knowledge goes with action.
Generosity goes with wealth.
Loving goes with cherishing.
世間的得失皆有前因
人生的苦樂都有所緣
Gain and loss,suffering and happiness,come from our past causes and conditions.
能以平等觀看待一切衆生
就是法界圓融
能以因緣觀看待一切事物
都是緣起緣滅
Treat all being in the spirit of equality.
See everything through the principle of dependent origination.
行爲的規範，是在道德
道德的實踐，卻在行爲
Morality regulates our actions.
Actions carry out morality.
世間最大的財富不是黃金、鑽石
應是信仰、道德
世間最大的財富不是房屋、土地
應是真心、佛性
The greatest wealth in the world is not gold or diamonds,but faith and morality.
The greatest wealth in the world is not an estate,but the true mind and the Buddha nature.
生命的去來，如同薪盡火傳
生命的火苗永不停息
生死的轉變，如同搬家喬遷
生命的主人仍是一樣
Birth and death are like the fire passed from one burning log to another.The fire of life will never cease.
The changes in our lives are like moving from one house to another.
As the owner of the house,we are unchanged.
要遠離「苦聚」，才能獲得安樂
要知道「無常」，才能擁有希望
要懂得「無我」，才能融入大衆
要明白「空性」，才能真空妙有
要消除「惡業」，才能美善人生
Avoid suffering to gain happiness.
Realize impermanence to gain hope.
Realize non-self to gain friendship.
Understand emptiness to gain from emptiness.
Avoid bad karma to gain a better life.
要識得「因果」，才能心甘情願
要了透「緣起」，才能真相大白
要實踐「中道」，才能安身立命
要證悟「般若」，才能自由自在
要圓滿「涅槃」，才能究竟人生
Understand causality to face life bravely.
Understand dependent origination to see truth.
Walk the middle way for peace and stability.
Exercise prajna to be carefree.
Reach nirvana to perfect your life.
皈依佛，點亮心靈燈光
爲自己建設了電力公司
皈依法，儲蓄甘露法水
爲自己營建了自來水廠
皈依僧，長養菩提花果
爲自己開發了良田土地
Taking refuge in the Buddha,light up your minds and set up a power plant in yourselves.
Taking refuge in the Dharma,save the ambrosial water and set up a waterworks in yourselves.
Taking refuge in the Sangha,nurture the flower and fruit of enlightenment and cultivate an orchard in yourselves.
虛空無有定相，而又無所不相
所以能成其寬廣
流水居高就下，而又不拘形式
所以能遍澤大地
Having no form,space can fill any void.
Having no form,water can nourish any field.
因爲世事「無常」
所以文明才得以進步
因爲生命「無常」
所以未來才抱有希望
Society”s impermanence makes progress possible.
Life”s impermanence makes future life possible.
能夠「安住佛國」
是時「衆苦不侵稱極樂」
能夠「遠離輪回」
是時「自性…
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