Religious Section 宗教篇

Part Twenty-one 第二十一部分

🌹The Three Eastern Sages and the
Three Western Sages（藥師三尊亦稱
東方三聖和西方三聖）

A Collection of Choice Specimens from Chinese Culture 《中国文化集锦》

Seventy Years of Deep Affection of Knowledge about the English Language 英语七十载厚重岁月情缘

With utter devotion to the country and without any thought of oneself.
心有大我，至诚报国

There is no shortage of hard-working people in the world, but of those who work hard to the end. 世上从不缺少努力的人，缺的是努力到底的人！

The true meaning of life lies in the fact that: “To be an upright person dependably, to handle affairs seriously.” 人生的真谛是：“老老实实做人，踏踏实实做事。”

🌹The Three Eastern Sages 東方三聖

The Three Eastern Sages are the Buddha of Pharmacy藥師如來 seated in the middle; The Sun-illuminating Bodhisattva 日光遍照菩薩 is seated on the left hand side; and the Moon-illuminating Bodhisattva 月光遍照菩薩is seated on the right hand side.
Buddhism has it that the Buddha of Pharmacy is the founder of “The Eastern Pure Glazed World”東方淨琉璃世界, said to be able to satisfy the wishes of all human beings and eliminate their sufferings.

The Three Western Sages 西方三聖
Amitabha阿彌陀佛, the Buddha of Boundless Light無量壽佛, the founder of the Western Paradise他是西方極樂世界的教主, is seated in the middle; the left attendant is Guanyin Bodhisattva or Goddess of Mercy觀音菩薩; and the right attendant is Mahasthamaprapta大勢至. Amitabha can lead those people who are chanting his sutras longing for the Paradise to the West Pure Land. Therefore, he is also called the Ushering Buddha. 阿彌陀佛能引念佛的人往生“西方淨土”，所以又名“接引佛”。
﹡大勢至 (Mahasthamaprata) 佛教中大乘菩薩，為阿彌陀佛的右脅侍阿彌陀佛及其左脅侍觀音合稱“西方三聖”。佛經說他能以智慧之光遍照一切，使眾生得力脫苦，故名。