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| − | '''three fortune fields''' (三福田). These are | + | '''three [[fortune]] fields''' (三福田). These are |
| − | (1) the reverence field (敬田), which means the Three Jewels; | + | (1) the reverence field (敬田), which means the [[Three Jewels]]; |
| − | (2) the kindness field (恩田), which means one’s parents and teachers; and | + | (2) the [[kindness]] field (恩田), which means one’s parents and [[teachers]]; and |
| − | (3) the compassion field (悲田), which means the poor, the sick, and animals. | + | (3) the [[compassion]] field (悲田), which means the poor, the sick, and [[animals]]. |
| − | By making offerings to any of these three fortune fields, one plants seeds which will yield harvests of fortune in one’s present and future lives. | + | By making [[offerings]] to any of these three [[fortune]] fields, one [[plants]] [[seeds]] which will yield harvests of [[fortune]] in one’s present and future [[lives]]. |
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Revision as of 12:19, 31 August 2013
three fortune fields (三福田). These are
(1) the reverence field (敬田), which means the Three Jewels;
(2) the kindness field (恩田), which means one’s parents and teachers; and
(3) the compassion field (悲田), which means the poor, the sick, and animals.
By making offerings to any of these three fortune fields, one plants seeds which will yield harvests of fortune in one’s present and future lives.
