性善 xìng shàn
xìng shàn
phrase
people are by nature good
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Notes: Quote: from Scroll 10, Chapter 35 of 春秋繁露 “Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals,” attributed to 董仲舒 Dong Zhongshu 179–104 BCE (Amies 2021 tr.; see also tr. by Chan 1963, p. 275)
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- Tablet Inscriptions 碑文 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 3
- Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Wisdom 人間佛教的慧學 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 2
- Scroll 1: Ideas for Overcoming Difficulties - The Theory of Good and Evil 卷一 思想津梁 善惡論 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》 — count: 2
- Having a Conscience 摸摸良心 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 8 - Where do Blessings Come From? 《迷悟之間(八)福報哪裡來》 — count: 1
- Steps in Studying Buddhism - Part 3: The Three Learnings Helps One Advance 學佛的次第 第三篇 三學增上 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 1
- Volume 6: Applied Buddhism - Class 9: Upholding and Breaking the Precepts 第六冊 實用佛教 第九課 持戒與犯戒 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 1
- Self- Nature 本 性 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 11 - The Philosophy of Success 《迷悟之間(十一)成功的理念》 — count: 1
- Chinese Culture and the Five Vehicles 中國文化與五乘佛法 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 1
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- 言性善 (言性善) 此言性善 — Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》, Volume 6: Applied Buddhism - Class 9: Upholding and Breaking the Precepts 第六冊 實用佛教 第九課 持戒與犯戒 — count: 2