福德 (fú dé) — (Buddhist) merit, virtuous karma that brings blessings

Definition

Examples

• 他一生行善，积累了大量的福德。
  Tā yì shēng xíng shàn, jī lěi le dà liàng de fú dé.
  He did good deeds all his life and accumulated a great deal of merit.
• 佛教徒相信布施能增长福德。
  Fó jiào tú xiāng xìn bù shī néng zēng zhǎng fú dé.
  Buddhists believe that giving alms can increase merit.
• 这片土地因为历代的福德而被认为是福地。
  Zhè piàn tǔ dì yīn wèi lì dài de fú dé ér bèi rèn wéi shì fú dì.
  This land is considered a blessed place because of the merit accumulated over generations.

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