24.07.25 : Keep Learning | Lamp & Ginger | Precept Against Not Giving Rise To Vows | Camel & Urn | Revise Sutras? | 8 'Brick' Lessons

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Buddhist Inspirations (since 1997)  THOUGHT  Keep Learning The moment learning to learn ends is the moment ignoring of ignorance begins. — Stonepeace  QUOTE  Lamp & Ginger 灯姜 杨岐灯盏明千古， 宝寿生姜辣万年。 — 佛门对联 Yángqí’s oil lamp is bright for a thousand ages, Bǎoshòu's raw ginger is spicy for ten thousand years. — Buddhist Couplet Note: As Dharma Master Yángqí did not use even a drop of the monastery's oil for illumination of his personal matters, and as Dharma Master Bǎoshòu did not give even a piece of ginger from the monastery's kitchen, even to the Abbot's attendant for his personal use (when sick without payment), their cases became lasting excellent examples, of stringent upholding of the Precepts. Related Article: 为何「杨岐灯久明，宝寿姜仍辣」 Why 'Yángqí’s Lamp Remains Bright And Bǎoshòu's Ginger Stays Spicy' https://purelanders.com/2025/07/16/why-yangqis-lamp-remains-bright-and-baoshous-ginger-stays-spicy  FEATURE  Bodhisattva Precepts’ ‘Thirty-Sixth Precept Against Not Giving Rise To Vows’ Thirteen Vows 菩萨戒之《第三十六不发誓戒》之十三愿 [1] 宁以此身投炽然猛火，大坑刀山，终不毁犯三世诸佛经律，与一切女人作不净行。… [1] Rather to be, with this body thrown into a ferocious burning fire, great pit and knife mountain, to the end not breaking and violating the three periods’ all Buddhas’ Sūtras and Discipline, with all women having impure practices… [...] Read more...    EXCERPT  [75] The Parable Of The Camel And Urn Together Lost From The Sūtra Of A Hundred Parables《百喻经》之驼瓮俱失喻 昔有一人先瓮中盛谷，骆驼入头瓮中食谷又不得出，既不得出以为忧恼。 In the past, there was a person, first within an urn filling grain. His camel’s head then entered the urn within, not again getting out. Thereupon, not able to get it out, he was with this worried. [...] Read more...    EVENTS  [VEGAN CLASSES] @ ReJoyce NEW CLASS Mango Cake (27 Jul) OTHERS Online Baking / Cooking Classes ****** VEGAN CAKES by ReJoyce Click Here For More  LETTER  Is It Alright To ‘Revise’ Buddhist Sūtras? Question: Is it alright to ‘revise’ or ‘edit’ a scripture taught by the Buddha or another Buddhist enlightened being? Answer: ‘Revision’ should never be done ‘on behalf’ of the enlightened. For example, if you have written a book, and someone changes its contents without your permission, surely, you will no longer consider it to be written by you. [...] Read more...    MOVIE  Eight Solid ‘Brick’ Lessons? Hell ▶ ‘Hell is other people?’ Or two or more persons? Or essentially just one person — you? [...] Read more...   The Daily Enlightenment TDE-Weekly is a free independent Buddhist inspiration e-newsletter. You can support us by contributing articles, running costs and encouraging friends to join. Contributions, suggestions and queries are welcomed at tde[@]TheDailyEnlightenment.com. The copyrights of the articles belong to the authors. Get TheDailyEnlightenment Telegram: https://t.me/tdegram Get Purelanders Telegram: https://t.me/purelanders Get Stonepeace Telegram: https://t.me/stonepeace