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Buddha Speaks: Avaivartika Sutra (English | 中文 | བོད་ཡིག)

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为众会现大光明,决其疑网。所以如来为魔说之:‘波旬且安,吾化群黎使不住道,于是众生界而不动摇。不发道意、无倚智慧,不舍邪见、不处正观,于六十二疑而不转移;亦无去来、现在之想;非离杀盗、贪淫、妄言、绮语、两舌、恶口、及嫉恚疑;令不施与、戒忍、精进、一心、智慧;不顺父母、兄弟、妻子;无有昼夜、一月、半月,离是众想亦非动摇;令不奉六度无极、及无所畏根力觉意佛法圣众、并一切智,使不转移。波旬且安,吾当开化一切众生,使不动义、不立于行。’唯然世尊!所因讲斯速分别之,使此会者无余疑结,心开意解;及于后世边地诸国,遭值圣明,禀受经典,持讽诵读,勿复犹豫。”   尔时,世尊则说颂曰: “圣道无所住,  慧轨非有处,  说此大义时,  人解及应造。  涂及一切人,  无二不有处,  佛以是故说,  今觉非有处。  莫能动众生,  人种亦如之,  一切不有形,  至竟无所获。  群黎类皆空,  人界不可思,  彼则普无念,  晓了一切慧。  众人不可动,  假名曰身命,  四大而合成,  此灭度空寂。  分别五阴空,  自然不有动,  灭度不可获,  设总而不移。  阴止无所震,  晓了不吾我,  离 现代汉语译本:为了让大众看到伟大的光明,消除他们的疑惑,所以如来这样对魔王波旬(Mara)说:‘波旬,你暂且安心吧,我教化众生让他们不执着于道,这样众生界就不会动摇。他们不发求道之心,不依靠智慧,不舍弃邪见,不处于正观,对于六十二种疑惑不加以改变;也没有过去、未来、现在的想法;不远离杀生、偷盗、贪欲、邪淫、妄语、花言巧语、两舌、恶语以及嫉妒、嗔恨、疑惑;不让他们布施、持戒、忍辱、精进、禅定、智慧;不让他们孝顺父母、兄弟、妻子;没有白天黑夜、一个月、半个月的概念,远离这些想法也不会动摇;不让他们奉行六度(六种到达彼岸的方法)无极、以及无所畏惧的根、力、觉、意、佛法、圣众、以及一切智慧,使他们不改变。波旬,你暂且安心吧,我将开化一切众生,使他们不执着于意义,不执着于行为。’世尊,正是如此!请您迅速讲解这些道理,使在场的听众不再有任何疑惑,心开意解;也让后世边远地区的国家,遇到圣明的教诲,接受经典,持诵研读,不再犹豫。” 那时,世尊说了偈颂: ‘圣道没有固定的住所,智慧的轨迹也没有固定的地方,当讲述这个伟大道理的时候,人们理解并应当去实践。真理和所有的人,没有差别,无处不在,佛因此说,现在觉悟也没有固定的地方。没有人能够动摇众生,人的种类也是如此,一切都没有固定的形态,最终一无所得。众生都如同虚空,人的世界不可思议,他们普遍没有念头,明白一切智慧。众人不可动摇,只是假名为身命,由四大(地、水、火、风)合成,此身灭度后空寂。分别五阴(色、受、想、行、识)皆空,自然不会动摇,灭度不可获得,即使全部加起来也不会改变。五阴停止,不会震动,明白没有我,没有我的所有物,远离一切执着。’

English

English version: To manifest great light for the assembly and resolve their doubts, the Tathagata (如来, another name for Buddha) spoke thus to Mara (魔王, the demon king) : ‘Be at ease, O Mara, I am transforming the masses so that they do not dwell on the path, and thus the realm of sentient beings will not be shaken. They do not generate the intention for the path, do not rely on wisdom, do not abandon wrong views, do not abide in right contemplation, and do not shift from the sixty-two doubts; they also have no thoughts of past, future, or present; they do not refrain from killing, stealing, greed, sexual misconduct, false speech, embellished language, divisive speech, harsh language, and jealousy, hatred, and doubt; they do not practice giving, keeping precepts, patience, diligence, concentration, and wisdom; they do not obey parents, siblings, and spouses; they have no concept of day and night, a month, or half a month, and they do not waver from these thoughts; they do not practice the six perfections (六度, six ways to reach the other shore) without limit, nor the roots, powers, awakenings, and intentions of fearlessness, the Dharma (佛法, Buddhist teachings), the Sangha (圣众, Buddhist community), and all wisdom, so that they do not change. Be at ease, O Mara, I will enlighten all sentient beings, so that they do not dwell on meaning and do not dwell on action.’ Indeed, World Honored One! Please quickly explain these principles, so that those present will have no remaining doubts, and their minds will be opened and enlightened; and so that in future generations, in remote countries, when they encounter the teachings of the sages, receive the scriptures, and recite and study them, they will no longer hesitate.” At that time, the World Honored One spoke in verse: ‘The holy path has no fixed abode, the trajectory of wisdom has no fixed place. When this great principle is spoken, people understand and should practice it. Truth and all people are not different, they are everywhere. Therefore, the Buddha says that even enlightenment has no fixed place. No one can shake sentient beings, and the kinds of people are the same. Everything has no fixed form, and ultimately nothing is gained. All beings are like emptiness, the human world is inconceivable, they generally have no thoughts, and they understand all wisdom. The masses cannot be shaken, they are just given the false name of body and life, composed of the four great elements (四大, earth, water, fire, and wind), and when this body is extinguished, it is empty and still. When the five aggregates (五阴, form, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness) are seen as empty, naturally there is no movement. Extinction cannot be obtained, even if all are added together, it will not change. When the aggregates cease, there is no shaking, understanding that there is no ‘I’ and no ‘mine’, and being free from all attachments.’

Chinese

形寂然空,  究竟非有着。  身与五阴同,  衰行亦如之,  无行以为行,  诸阴犹虚空。  所谓寂定界,  不起亦不生,  斯诸阴盖入,  未能倾转者。  计己身吾我,  其法莫摇者,  尚不获曷震,  故佛说此言。  众生不侵欺,  计本不可得,  逮之而无心,  自然不可获。  所可云诸见,  凡有六十二,  无自然如斯,  犹如水中月。  其六十二见,  譬之若如影,  离有形无我,  自然不动震。  过去当来想,  现在亦如之,  诸想无处所,  譬之如野马。  是法空无念,  计人不可得,  诸众生无处,  则不可动摇。  其人喜杀生,  由入大旷野,  立志于灭度,  故不可动摇。  虽转于众生,  彼则无所有,  计日不可得,  则曰而不动。  说道有过去,  未尝有生者,  佛以了故说,  人而不可动。  假使杀生者,  法施无思议,  以乃成道慧,  彼则不可动;  所谓邪淫者,  爱欲无可得,  以故分别说,  彼则不可动;  其妄言之法,  起者不有脱,  精进而独尊,  彼则不可动;  两舌及恶口、  谗言亦如是,  观一切诸诲,  如幻如无形。  皆无有处所 现代汉语译本 形体寂静空无,终究不是真实存在的东西。 身体与五蕴(色、受、想、行、识)相同,衰败的过程也是如此。 以无为的行为作为行为,各种蕴就像虚空一样。 所谓的寂静禅定境界,是不生也不灭的。 这些被五蕴覆盖的人,是不能够转变的。 执着于自己的身体和‘我’的概念,这种观念是无法动摇的。 尚未获得真正的解脱,所以佛陀说了这些话。 众生不会互相侵犯欺骗,因为执着于‘本’是不可得的。 达到无心的境界,自然就无法被执着所束缚。 所谓的各种见解,总共有六十二种。 没有什么是自然而然如此的,就像水中的月亮一样虚幻。 这六十二种见解,就像影子一样虚无。 脱离了有形和‘我’的概念,自然就不会动摇。 过去、未来和现在的想法,都是如此。 各种想法没有固定的处所,就像野马一样难以捉摸。 这种法是空无和无念的,执着于人是不可得的。 一切众生都没有固定的处所,因此是不可动摇的。 那些喜欢杀生的人,就像进入了广阔的荒野。 立志于达到涅槃(灭度),因此是不可动摇的。 即使转变了众生,他们也一无所有。 执着于‘日’是不可得的,因此说‘日’是不会动摇的。 说过去存在,但从未有真正的生。 佛陀因为了解这个道理才说,人是不可动摇的。 即使是杀生的人,其法施也是不可思议的。 因为成就了智慧,所以他们是不可动摇的。 所谓的邪淫,爱欲是不可得的。 因此分别说明,他们是不可动摇的。 那些妄语的法,产生时就不会有脱离。 精进修行并独尊,他们是不可动摇的。 两舌、恶口和谗言也是如此。 观察一切教诲,都如幻象般无形。 一切都没有固定的处所。

English

English version Form is still and empty, ultimately not something that truly exists. The body is the same as the five skandhas (form, feeling, perception, mental formations, consciousness), and its decay is also the same. Taking non-action as action, all skandhas are like empty space. The so-called realm of still concentration is neither arising nor ceasing. Those who are covered by these skandhas are unable to transform. Clinging to one's own body and the concept of 'I', this view cannot be shaken. Not yet having attained true liberation, therefore the Buddha spoke these words. Sentient beings do not invade or deceive each other, because clinging to the 'origin' is unattainable. Reaching a state of no-mind, one is naturally not bound by attachments. The so-called various views, there are a total of sixty-two. Nothing is naturally so, like the moon in the water, illusory. These sixty-two views are like shadows, empty and unreal. Detached from form and the concept of 'I', one naturally does not waver. Thoughts of the past, future, and present are all the same. Various thoughts have no fixed place, like a wild horse, difficult to grasp. This Dharma is emptiness and no-thought, clinging to a person is unattainable. All sentient beings have no fixed place, therefore they are unshakable. Those who like to kill, are like entering a vast wilderness. Aspiring to reach Nirvana (extinction), therefore they are unshakable. Even if they transform sentient beings, they have nothing. Clinging to 'day' is unattainable, therefore it is said that 'day' does not waver. Saying that the past exists, but there has never been true birth. The Buddha spoke because he understood this principle, that people are unshakable. Even those who kill, their Dharma giving is inconceivable. Because they have attained wisdom, they are unshakable. The so-called sexual misconduct, desire is unattainable. Therefore, it is explained separately, they are unshakable. Those who speak falsely, when they arise, there is no escape. Practicing diligently and being unique, they are unshakable. Sowing discord, harsh speech, and slander are also the same. Observe all teachings, they are like illusions, formless. Everything has no fixed place.

Chinese

,  不可有所倚,  诸阴譬如响,  其念莫有者。  所谓不怀施,  爱己计有身,  圣道以无处,  彼则不可动。  分别于瞋恚,  自然不生想,  彼若不可断,  则谓不可摇。  晓了众邪见,  奉修于正法,  超度诸有言,  彼则不可动。  离劝助智慧,  一切宝清净,  愍哀着色财,  蠲舍众恶罪。  所见及奉戒,  舍远于圣道,  智慧不兴此,  莫求于正真。  异学怀邪心,  斯外诸忍辱,  等求平等道,  不倚于无为。  精进于三事,  异道之明说,  是不归圣慧,  此谓明智行。  多修于三昧,  倚一切诸想,  非佛之所叹,  亦不劝助彼。  爱欲之瑕痏,  非明哲之称,  得不兴众想,  佛慧不可量。  菩萨行勇猛,  摄取众生类,  则为说此义,  虽受无所动。  寂除众生想,  则发菩萨意,  道意无所起,  彼则不可动;  思父母兄弟、  姊妹及男女,  一切犹如幻,  彼则不可动;  一切是诸念,  计之无所有,  群黎法悉空,  彼则不可动。  其夙夜之想,  一月十五日,  一切除想念,  譬如野马水。  布施奉禁戒、  忍辱精进想,  一切于此念,  是 现代汉语译本 不应该有所依赖, 诸阴(五蕴,即色、受、想、行、识)就像回声一样,它们的念头不应被执着。 所谓不怀有施舍之心,爱惜自己并执着于身体的存在, 对于圣道来说是无处可立的,这样的人是不可动摇的。 如果能分别对待嗔恚,自然就不会产生执着, 如果嗔恚不能被断除,就会认为自己是不可动摇的。 如果能明了各种邪见,奉行正法, 超越一切有为的言论,这样的人是不可动摇的。 远离劝助智慧的言论,一切珍宝都是清净的, 怜悯那些执着于色欲和财富的人,舍弃各种恶行和罪过。 所见所闻和所持守的戒律,都远离了圣道, 智慧不会在此处兴起,不要在此处寻求真正的真理。 外道怀有邪恶的心,他们所持有的忍辱, 都是为了追求平等的道,而不是依赖于无为。 精进于身、口、意三事,这是外道的明确说法, 这不属于圣慧,这被称为明智的行为。 如果过多地修习三昧(禅定),执着于一切诸想, 这不是佛陀所赞叹的,也不会劝助他们。 爱欲的瑕疵,不是明智之人的称赞, 如果能不生起各种执着,佛陀的智慧是不可估量的。 菩萨行持勇猛,摄取各种众生, 就为他们宣说这个道理,即使受到苦难也不会动摇。 如果能寂灭众生的执着,就会发起菩萨的意愿, 道意无所生起,这样的人是不可动摇的; 如果思念父母兄弟、姐妹以及男女, 一切都如同幻象,这样的人是不可动摇的; 一切都是念头,认为它们是虚无的, 众生的法都是空性的,这样的人是不可动摇的。 无论是早晚的念头,还是每月十五日的念头, 一切都应该去除执着,就像野马的水一样虚幻。 布施、持戒、忍辱、精进的念头, 一切都执着于这些念头,这是错误的。

English

English version One should not have any reliance, The skandhas (five aggregates: form, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness) are like echoes; their thoughts should not be clung to. So-called not cherishing the act of giving, loving oneself and clinging to the existence of the body, For the holy path, there is no place to stand; such a person is unshakeable. If one can distinguish between anger and hatred, naturally no attachment will arise, If anger cannot be eliminated, one will think oneself unshakeable. If one can understand all wrong views and practice the right Dharma, Transcending all conditioned speech, such a person is unshakeable. Away from the words that encourage wisdom, all treasures are pure, Have compassion for those who are attached to lust and wealth, and abandon all evil deeds and sins. What is seen and heard, and the precepts that are kept, are all far from the holy path, Wisdom will not arise here; do not seek true truth here. Heretics harbor evil minds; their endurance, Is all for the pursuit of an equal path, not relying on non-action. Diligence in the three actions of body, speech, and mind is the clear teaching of heretics, This does not belong to holy wisdom; this is called wise action. If one practices too much samadhi (meditation), clinging to all thoughts, This is not what the Buddha praises, nor will he encourage them. The flaws of lust are not what wise people praise, If one can not give rise to various attachments, the Buddha's wisdom is immeasurable. Bodhisattvas practice courageously, gathering all sentient beings, And explain this principle to them; even if they suffer, they will not be shaken. If one can extinguish the attachments of sentient beings, the Bodhisattva's intention will arise, The intention of the path does not arise; such a person is unshakeable; If one thinks of parents, brothers, sisters, and men and women, All are like illusions; such a person is unshakeable; All are thoughts, considering them to be empty, The laws of all beings are empty; such a person is unshakeable. Whether it is thoughts in the morning or evening, or thoughts on the fifteenth of each month, All attachments should be removed, like the mirage of water. The thoughts of giving, keeping precepts, patience, and diligence, All are attached to these thoughts; this is wrong. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 诸想不动。  定意之智慧,  菩萨之道力,  修于无所畏,  释除诸妄念。  觉意及思道,  免去圣轨慕,  明智未尝动,  不为诸想惑。  佛法之所求,  如此众圣想,  无有若干念,  言行之所动。  佛慧无挂碍,  道想之所依,  则为远佛道,  佛圣非思议。”