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26 放下屠刀,
放下屠刀
立地成佛。
立地成佛
原為佛教用語。
原為佛教用語
比喻做過壞事的人,
比喻做過壞事的人
只要悔改,棄惡從善,
只要悔改 棄惡從善
立刻就能成為好人。
立刻就能成為好人
Put down the slaughter knife and become a Buddha on the spot.
Borrowed from Buddhism, this phrase is now in general use to
mean if a person given to evil ways repents and reforms, he can
immediately be accepted into the ranks of the good.
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