救人一命胜造七级浮屠
“Saving a life brings infinite merit.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
“Saving a life brings infinite merit.”
救人三命 胜造
“Saving 3 lives brings merit equal to building...”
“Please hide us, you will accumulate massive good karma and it is your moral duty to help.”
Building pagodas was historically seen as accumulating vast spiritual merit, but popular Buddhist ethics holds that preserving human life brings even greater karmic blessing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
saving a life is better than building a seven-storied pagoda
A renowned Buddhist proverb frequently invoked when pleading with someone to show mercy or render urgent aid.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Saving a life earns great merit. The dead are the only truly reliable ones.”
“who saved the people from suffering”
“She risked her life to save mine.”
“and would give his own life to save others.”
“to save the people from this crisis.”
“This is such a precious human life.”