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Buddhist insight

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人人皆有。皆空是佛家的根本见解。不在言说，而在修行。是万法的本性。超越生死轮回。树下，佛陀悟道。万物皆由和合而生。是菩萨的本怀。宗劝人念佛往生。是禅宗的宗旨。

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Everyone possesses Buddha-nature. The emptiness of all phenomena is a fundamental Buddhist view. Awakening lies not in words but in practice. Suchness is the true nature of all phenomena. Nirvana transcends the cycle of life and death. Beneath the bodhi tree, the Buddha attained awakening. All things arise through the conjunction of causes and conditions. Compassion is the original aspiration of a bodhisattva. The Pure Land school urges people to remember the Buddha and seek rebirth there. Illuminating the mind and seeing one’s nature is the aim of Chan.

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