放生的故事:仁慈始于餐桌边
<p><span word="MERCY">MERCY</span> <span word="BEGINS">BEGINS</span> <span word="AT">AT</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="DINNER">DINNER</span> <span word="TABLE">TABLE</span></p><p> 仁慈始于餐桌边</p><p> <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span> <span word="dynasty">dynasty</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Buddhist">Buddhist</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Cheng">Cheng</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="others">others</span>， <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="orphans">orphans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>.</p><p> 明代的时候，有一位佛教徒，叫王成，他总是乐意助人，尤其是孤儿和穷人。</p><p> <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="chanted">chanted</span> <span word="Buddhist">Buddhist</span> <span word="sutras">sutras</span>， <span word="or">or</span> <span word="scripture">scripture</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="general">general</span>， <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="pious">pious</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>， <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Buddhism">Buddhism</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="obey">obey</span>：<span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vegetarian">vegetarian</span>.</p><p> 王成每天都诵经，总的来说，他是一个虔诚的佛教徒。但是出于某种原因，有一条戒律他没遵守：他不吃素。</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="period">period</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>. <span word="Bandits">Bandits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outlaws">outlaws</span> <span word="roamed">roamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worried">worried</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monk">monk</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cave">cave</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="Buddhism">Buddhism</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bring">bring</span>. <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instruction">instruction</span>， <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>.</p><p> 他生活在一个不好的年代，那时候有很多灾祸。国内强盗和歹徒猖獗。王王很担忧。他听说有一个在山洞里用功修行的和尚能知过去未来。他也知道现在的因和将来的果。于是王成决定去拜访那个和尚，希望能得到一些指示，尽管路途既遥远又危险。</p>
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