Readings for Repentance Practice — 17 selections

9. Long and Short Lives

Vietnamese translation by Venerable Thích Minh Châu

About this reading

The passage contrasts harming living beings with abstaining from killing in its explanation of lifespan and karma.

Original title: 9. Kinh Trường Thọ Và Đoản Thọ

Language of the text: Vietnamese

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Vietnamese translation by Venerable Thích Minh Châu