先贤     xiānxián     a worthy predecessor / a former sage

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1. 过去的先圣先贤，在道业上所以有成就，哪一个不是经过大死一番的精进？
   Guòqu de xiānshèng xiān​xián​, zài dàoyè shàng suǒyǐ yǒu chéngjiù, nǎ yī gè bù shì jīngguò dà sǐ yī fān de jīngjìn?
   Which worthy sage of the past did not diligently improve themselves over their entire lifetime in their efforts to spread the teachings of the Buddha?
   Source: 星云法师 Venerable Master Hsing Yun

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