宁持戒而舍生命，不破戒法而苟活 (寧持戒而捨生命，不破戒法而苟活) níng chí jiè ér shě shēngmìng bù pòjiè fǎ ér gǒu huó

níng chí jiè ér shě shēngmìng bù pòjiè fǎ ér gǒu huó phrase who would rather give their lives to keep the precepts than to live an ignoble life by breaking them
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan , Concept:
Notes: (Hsing Yun 2010)