Period of precepts
戒期
得守空王法，勿为魔事侵
戒香薰宝座，梵网结珠林
妙契西来意，单传东土心
但看沾化处，咸颂海潮音
having received and kept the dharma of the king of emptiness
do not make a demonic transgression
the precept incense perfumes the precious throne
the brahma net is stringed as a forest of pearls
the wonderful agreement and meaning of the coming from the west
serves only to transmit to the eastern mind
but look at the place of favour and transformation
where all praise the ocean tide’s sound
…….
In praise of escorting the Buddha’s image
接引佛像赞
弥陀自性本天然
向外何劳更觅玄
欲识入廛垂手处
毫光常在指头尖
Amida Buddha’s self nature, is fundamentally natural.
Abstruse, outside to seek.
Know the entrance to the market place, is near.
Illumination, often at your finger tips.
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Translation by Master Fa Tong
