English
Will become a finite cycle of existence. However, when will those who have accumulated sins become a finite cycle of existence? The moment that appears is the method, the compassionate Buddha descends here. Therefore, few are the wise who can truly understand this treatise of mine. However, there is this method for that. Those who have wrong views on the profound Dharma, those who abandon the supreme Dharma, will fall into the Avīci hell. This is what is said in the Root Tantra of Mañjuśrī. Even if the cycle of existence may become finite, they will be reborn as poor, sickly, foolish, and barbaric people. They will go to the lower realms of the world, and will become lepers. They will become dumb and deaf, with impaired limbs, diminished intellect, and become blind, with a rough and always fearful form, appearing like a hungry ghost on earth. Such faults as these are widely proclaimed. Furthermore, in the Secret Accomplishment it is said that those who slander the Vajrayana will fall into evil destinies. Any act of disrespect towards the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, even if directed towards the marks of the Sugata, will certainly fall into Avīci hell. Thus it is said, you regard the deities of the Nyingma school as the gods of the heretical Bon religion. You strongly establish what is not Dharma. With this conduct of a transgressor, you bind the hope of attaining Buddhahood with oaths. Abandoning the Three Jewels of mantra, even relying on the marks of the Sugata, one will fall into hell, how pitiful! Ema! Lord of the three realms, abandoning the three stains, essence of the union of the all-good illusion eight teachings, the deities of the mandala ocean have compassion, abandoning the essence of the teachings of Shakyamuni, I pray that you guide beings with the vajra hook, and place them on the path of liberation. Now, from the appendix of this treatise of yours, for the benefit of others, with joy, love, and compassion, it was made so that beings can distinguish the right path from the wrong path. To those who harbor hatred, I ask for forgiveness. Please take this as a letter to the upholders of the Dharma. For those who are not Dharma, this is the truth, with an impartial mind, it reveals the convincing essence. Because the teachings of Shakyamuni are declining, it is difficult to benefit others with good words due to the times. Such a yogi of the essence of the supreme vehicle, the immaculate Rahu of the sky, the glorious Yama, with the infinite mandala of merit shown by him.
Chinese
愿一切众生证得遍知智慧!名为辨别法与非法之分别论。释迦王之教法已历二千二百三十二年。权势之年,夏季末月(小月)的稻熟之月,后半月的初八。于北方地域出现的能仁之教法中,利益与理智之论者,比丘海云妙音所著。于吉祥埃旺之山间静处,南方大陆珍宝之峰,光明妙日之堡垒中编纂,愿如世间之日月!如是说。彼等词句虽佳妙,然非法即此之说,以公正之心指明时,于此方可信赖。然造作皈依与发心,以及见行空性与慈悲道,直至完全回向之间,未曾作为佛法,虽说以利他慈心所作,然某些鬼神对人们,虽生喜悦亦如损害。然您未造罪业。现在我说我如何写作之理由。您的全部论著,虽文书稀少,然仅粗略而言,于善说黄金之匙中,由班禅释迦胜慧者,引入歧义之处,然彼贤者之意,无人能理解,故大多人将此论著视为正直。对此,某些宁玛派,于无有断除增益之心的状态下,诽谤彼贤者,为遮止罪恶之业,先前曾作一次答辩。其后法王人君,彼者以范本与敕令赐予,故对此先前已有答辩。因未出现,故大多人,似为此所欺骗,故说已得极度之答辩,并赐予重大之敕命重担,以及您以大圆满之法,从内心想毁灭之意念,是欺骗一切佛陀。彼即显现中,欺骗一切如来,即如来说者,乃是我所作之论著,此非佛所说。如是说者,亦显现出欺骗一切如来者。圣者啊!
English
May all beings attain omniscient wisdom! This is called "A Treatise on Distinguishing Dharma from Non-Dharma." The teachings of the Shakya King have reached two thousand two hundred and thirty-two years. In the year of Power, in the last month of summer (the small month), the month of ripening rice, on the eighth day of the latter half of the month. In the teachings of the Sage that arose in the northern region, by the monk Ocean Cloud Melodious Sound, who speaks of benefit and reason. Compiled in the auspicious Ewam hermitage, the southern continent's Jewel Peak, the Fortress of Radiant Sun, may it be like the sun and moon in the world! Thus it is said. Although those words are excellent, when pointing out that this is non-dharma with an impartial mind, one can trust in that. However, the composition of refuge and bodhicitta, as well as the view and practice of emptiness and the path of compassion, up to the complete dedication, has not been made into the Dharma of the Buddha. Although it is said to be done with altruistic love, some spirits bring joy to people, but it is like harm. However, you have not committed sin. Now I will explain the reason why I wrote as I did. Of your entire treatise, although the documents are scarce, only roughly speaking, in the golden key of good speech, by the great Panchen Shakya Chokden, it was led into ambiguity, but no one understood the intention of that great scholar, so most people regard that treatise as straightforward. To this, some Nyingmapas, without the mind to cut off exaggerations, slander that great scholar, in order to prevent the act of sin, I had previously made a reply once. Later, the Dharma King, the Lord of Men, granted it with a model and decree, so there had been a reply to this before. Because it has not appeared, most people seem to be deceived by this, so it is said that an extreme reply has been obtained, and a great burden of decree has been bestowed, and this thought of destroying the Great Perfection Dharma from your heart is deceiving all the Buddhas. That is, in appearance, deceiving all the Tathagatas, that is, the one who says, "Whatever the Tathagata has said, that is the treatise I have made, this is not what the Buddha said," also appears to be deceiving all the Tathagatas. O Holy One!
Chinese
诋毁正法,被称为玷污佛法或造大恶业。说:‘这些不是佛说的,而是诗人创作的。’这样就否定了如来所说之词句和意义。如是宣说。言辞粗暴,语句生硬尖锐,只看到片面,以此作答。对于如此粗暴的文字,智者们理应宽容。为什么您在这部论著中,如果大圆满之法,有能证实是佛语的良好依据,并且看到反驳没有道理,那么智者们就应该接受。如是说,所以这样回答,即使反驳也没有过错。像以损害还击损害一样,这种卑劣的行径是不相符的。辩论时,据说龙树父子也曾被人吐口水、扔鞋子。辩论时不怀恨在心,是智者们的共同准则。然而,我若有不理解、不知道的过失,也向智者们忏悔。总的来说,我不是智者,也不是卖弄聪明的时代。因此,虽然没有写作的智慧,但对于非彼执彼的,谗言、权势、大自在天,被这些欺骗的人非常多。为了利益所有这些人,以及不违背萨迦法王的重托,所以才粗略地写了一些。末法时代,仅仅宣说四句偈,也能获得无量功德。如释迦牟尼佛所说,以此善根,愿一切众生进入金刚乘。愿所有堕入恶趣的众生,特别是因舍弃正法的业果,而遭受地狱般难以忍受痛苦的众生,获得解脱,感受安乐。吉祥!现在顺便讲述过去时代著名的两位拉喇嘛,以及大成就者果洛扎瓦库巴拉杰的文书答复。其中,拉喇嘛益西沃是《文殊根本续》中授记的菩萨大国王。他在佛教后弘期开始时,是芒域之主。他是朗达玛的儿子。有些人说是仲益。老
English
To slander the Dharma, which is called defiling the sacred Dharma or committing great evil. Saying, 'These are not spoken by the Buddha, but are created by poets.' Thus, one rejects the words and meanings spoken by the Tathagata. Thus it is clearly stated. Harsh words, stiff and sharp sentences, seeing only one side, with this as an answer. For such harsh words, the wise should be tolerant. Why in this treatise, if the Great Perfection Dharma, has good evidence to prove it is the Buddha's word, and seeing that there is no reason to refute, then the wise should accept it. As it is said, so answer in this way, even if refuted, there is no fault. Like repaying harm with harm, this base behavior is not appropriate. It is said that during debates, Nagarjuna and his son were also spat upon and shoes were thrown at them. Not holding grudges in debates is the common principle of the wise. However, if I have any faults of not understanding or not knowing, I also confess to the wise. In general, I am not wise, nor is it a time to show off cleverness. Therefore, although there is no wisdom to write, but for those who mistake what is not for what is, slander, power, and the Great自在天 (Maheśvara), many are deceived by these. In order to benefit all these people, and not to disobey the great trust of the Sakya Dharma King, so I have roughly written some. In the degenerate age, merely reciting a four-line verse can obtain immeasurable merit. As Shakyamuni Buddha said, with this virtue, may all beings enter the Vajrayana. May all beings who have fallen into evil destinies, especially those who suffer unbearable pain like hell due to the karmic consequences of abandoning the sacred Dharma, be liberated and experience happiness. Auspicious! Now, incidentally, I will speak of the two famous Lha Lamas of the past, and the written replies of the great accomplished Gos Lotsawa Khukpa Lhatse. Among them, Lha Lama Yeshe Wo is the great Bodhisattva King prophesied in the Manjushri Root Tantra. At the time when he started the later dissemination of Buddhism, he was the lord of Mangyul. He was the son of Langdarma. Some say he was Trongnge. Old
Chinese
在国王朗达玛摧毁佛法之后,鲁梅等人建立了僧团。虽然别解脱戒的传承没有中断,但是僧人们诽谤导师,在佛法理论上,自己根据根本论和注释来讲解臆造的佛法。观点各异,互不相容,变得混乱不堪。身穿蓝色裙子的和阿阇黎红色之足改变了密宗的男女双修,导致阿里地区的僧人们双修盛行。不仅如此,密咒师们也在没有导师的情况下,自己根据佛法讲解臆造的佛法,并且像字面意思那样行持结合解脱等行为。虽然有佛法,但是没有如法的见解和行持。因此,为了在西藏建立纯正的佛法,给密咒师们发送了这份文书。他们认为,如果不能迎请一位能够颠倒地讲授三藏的班智达,就无法制止这种情况,因此派人迎请阿底峡尊者,但是没有迎请到。虽然迎请了一些其他的班智达,但是因为愿力不够强大,所以在西藏没有建立没有瑕疵的佛法。在此期间,大译师仁钦桑波派遣了二十一人(包括仆人)去克什米尔学习佛法。期间,噶洛的军队抓住了拉喇嘛,他死在了监狱里。按照他的遗嘱,他的儿子拉尊巴绛曲沃迎请了阿底峡尊者。就这样在西藏建立了纯正的佛法。总的来说,这个历史故事也能够理解佛法总体和这些文书的内容。即使如此,这位拉喇嘛并没有禁止宁玛派的佛法。他禁止的是那些修持这个佛法的人,因为他们不理解续部的含义,像字面意思那样抓住结合解脱等行为来修持。原因是,结合解脱等在新旧密法中都有共同的阐述。制造人偶也是,如僵尸炼金术一样,空行等八大成就者出现在新密的续部中。制作甘露丸也一样,宁玛派称之为药物修法,实际上意思相同。但是,在成就等时候,不理解这些行为的必要性,所有人都混乱地修持,指出了这些过失。因此,这是我的文书。
English
After King Langdarma destroyed the Dharma, Lume and others established the Sangha. Although the transmission of the Pratimoksha vows was not interrupted, the monks slandered the teachers, and in terms of Dharma theory, they themselves explained fabricated Dharma based on the root texts and commentaries. The views were different and incompatible, becoming chaotic. Those wearing blue skirts and Acharya Red-Foot changed the sexual practices of tantra, causing the monks in Ngari to flourish in sexual practices. Moreover, the mantra practitioners, without teachers, explained fabricated Dharma based on their own understanding of the Dharma, and practiced union and liberation, etc., according to the literal meaning. Although there was Dharma, there was no proper view and practice. Therefore, in order to establish pure Dharma in Tibet, this document was sent to the mantra practitioners. They believed that if they could not invite a pandita who could teach the three pitakas in a reversed manner, they would not be able to stop this situation, so they sent someone to invite Atisha, but they did not succeed. Although some other panditas were invited, the power of their aspirations was not strong enough, so flawless Dharma was not established in Tibet. During this time, the great translator Rinchen Zangpo sent twenty-one people (including servants) to Kashmir to study Dharma. During this time, the Garlog army captured Lha Lama, and he died in prison. According to his will, his son Lhatsunpa Jangchub Ö invited Atisha. In this way, pure Dharma was established in Tibet. In general, this historical story can also understand the general Dharma and the content of these documents. Even so, this Lha Lama did not prohibit the Nyingma Dharma. What he prohibited was that those who practiced this Dharma, because they did not understand the meaning of the tantras, grasped the union and liberation and other behaviors like the literal meaning to practice. The reason is that union and liberation, etc., are described in common in both new and old tantras. Making puppets is also, like zombie alchemy, the eight great achievers such as Dakinis appeared in the new secret tantras. Making nectar pills is also the same, the Nyingma school calls it medicine practice, but the meaning is actually the same. However, at the time of achievements, etc., not understanding the necessity of these behaviors, everyone practiced in a chaotic way, pointing out these faults. Therefore, this is my document.