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大正藏第 14 册 No. 0561 佛说老母经 No. 561 [Nos. 559, 560] 佛说老母经 僧祐录云阙译人名今附宋录 闻如是： 一时佛在维耶罗国，所止处名曰乐音。时与八百比丘僧、菩萨万人俱。 时有贫穷老母，来到佛所，以头面着地，为佛作礼，白佛言：“愿欲有所问。” 佛言：“善哉！善哉！当问。” 老母言：“人生、老、病、死从何所来，去至何所？色、痛痒、思想、行、识从何所来，去至何所？眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、心从何所来，去至何所？地、水、火、风、空从何所来，去至何所？” 佛言：“人生、老、病、死无所从来，去亦无所至；色、痛、想、行、识无所从来，去亦无所至；眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、心无所从来，去亦无所至；地、水、火、风、空无所从来，去亦无所至。” 佛言：“诸法亦如是。譬如两木相钻出火，火还烧木，木尽火便灭。” 佛问老母言：“是火本从何所来，灭去至何所？” 老母报佛言：“因缘合会便得火，因缘离散火即灭。” 佛言：“诸法亦如是，因缘合会乃成，因缘离散即灭。诸法亦无所从来，去亦无所至。眼见好色即是意，意即是色 现代汉语译本 《佛说老母经》 （僧祐录记载，此经缺失译者姓名，今暂附于宋录。） 我听到的是这样的： 一时，佛陀在维耶罗国（Viyaro），所居住的地方名叫乐音。当时与八百比丘僧（bhiksu）、一万菩萨（bodhisattva）在一起。 当时，有一位贫穷的老母亲，来到佛陀所在的地方，以头面触地，向佛陀行礼，禀告佛陀说：‘希望能够请教一些问题。’ 佛陀说：‘很好！很好！可以问。’ 老母亲说：‘人生、衰老、疾病、死亡从哪里来，又到哪里去？色、受、想、行、识从哪里来，又到哪里去？眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意从哪里来，又到哪里去？地、水、火、风、空从哪里来，又到哪里去？’ 佛陀说：‘人生、衰老、疾病、死亡无所从来，去也没有所至；色、受、想、行、识无所从来，去也没有所至；眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意无所从来，去也没有所至；地、水、火、风、空无所从来，去也没有所至。’ 佛陀说：‘一切诸法也是这样。譬如两块木头互相摩擦产生火，火又反过来烧木头，木头烧尽了，火也就熄灭了。’ 佛陀问老母亲说：‘这火原本从哪里来，熄灭后又到哪里去呢？’ 老母亲回答佛陀说：‘因缘聚合就产生火，因缘离散火就熄灭。’ 佛陀说：‘一切诸法也是这样，因缘聚合就形成，因缘离散就消灭。一切诸法也没有从哪里来，去也没有到哪里去。眼睛看到美好的事物就是意，意也就是色。’
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English version The Buddha Speaks the Old Mother Sutra (The Sengyou Record states that the translator's name is missing; it is now tentatively attached to the Song Record.) Thus have I heard: At one time, the Buddha was in the country of Viyaro (维耶罗国), at a place called Loka Sound. At that time, he was with eight hundred bhiksus (比丘僧) and ten thousand bodhisattvas (菩萨). At that time, there was a poor old mother who came to where the Buddha was, prostrated herself before the Buddha with her head and face touching the ground, and said to the Buddha, 'I wish to ask some questions.' The Buddha said, 'Excellent! Excellent! You may ask.' The old mother said, 'Where do birth, old age, sickness, and death come from, and where do they go? Where do form (rupa), feeling (vedana), perception (samjna), mental formations (samskara), and consciousness (vijnana) come from, and where do they go? Where do the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind come from, and where do they go? Where do earth, water, fire, wind, and space come from, and where do they go?' The Buddha said, 'Birth, old age, sickness, and death come from nowhere, and go nowhere; form, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness come from nowhere, and go nowhere; the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind come from nowhere, and go nowhere; earth, water, fire, wind, and space come from nowhere, and go nowhere.' The Buddha said, 'All dharmas are like this. For example, when two pieces of wood are rubbed together, fire is produced, and the fire then burns the wood. When the wood is exhausted, the fire goes out.' The Buddha asked the old mother, 'Where did this fire originally come from, and where does it go when it goes out?' The old mother replied to the Buddha, 'When conditions come together, fire is produced; when conditions are scattered, the fire goes out.' The Buddha said, 'All dharmas are like this: they are formed when conditions come together, and they are extinguished when conditions are scattered. All dharmas come from nowhere, and go nowhere. When the eye sees beautiful forms, that is the mind, and the mind is form.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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。是二者俱空，无所有成，灭亦如是。诸法譬如鼓，不用一事成。有人持桴捶鼓，鼓便有声。是鼓声亦空，当来声亦空，过去声亦空。是声亦不从木、革、桴、人手出，合会诸物乃成鼓声，声从空尽空。诸所有万物一切亦如是。我人寿命亦如是。本际皆净，无所有从，无所有因作法，法亦无所有。譬如云起阴冥便雨。雨亦不从龙身出，亦不从龙心出，皆龙因缘所作乃致是雨。诸法无所从来，去亦无所至。譬如画师先治板素，却后调和众彩，便在所作。是画亦不从板素彩出，随其意，所为悉成。生死亦如是，各各异类，地狱、禽兽、饿鬼、天上、世间亦尔。有解是慧者不着，着便有。” 老母闻佛言，大欢喜，即自说言：“蒙天中天恩得法眼。虽身老羸，今得安隐。” 阿难正衣服，前长跪，白佛言：“是老母闻佛言即解，何因缘智慧乃尔？” 佛言：“大德巍巍，以是故而即解。是老母者，是我前世发菩萨意时母。” 阿难白佛言：“佛前世时母，何因困苦、贫穷如是？” 佛言：“乃昔拘楼秦佛时我为菩萨道，意欲作沙门。母以恩爱故，不听我作沙门。我忧愁，不食一日。以是故前、后来生世间，五百世遭厄如是。” 佛语阿难：“是老母寿终，当生阿弥陀佛国中供养诸佛。 现代汉语译本： 是二者都空，没有凭借任何事物而成立，灭也是这样。诸法就像鼓，不是用单一事物形成的。有人拿着鼓槌敲鼓，鼓就发出声音。这鼓声也是空，将来的声音也是空，过去的声音也是空。这声音也不是从木头、皮革、鼓槌、人手发出的，是各种事物聚合在一起才形成鼓声，声音从空而来最终归于空。所有万物一切都是这样。我、人、寿命也是这样。其本源都是清净的，没有凭借任何事物而来，没有凭借任何事物作为原因而产生法，法也没有任何实体。譬如云起阴暗就下雨。雨也不是从龙的身躯里出来，也不是从龙的心里出来，都是龙的因缘所致才下雨。诸法没有从哪里来，去也没有到哪里去。譬如画师先整理好画板，然后调和各种色彩，便开始作画。这画也不是从画板和颜料里出来，而是随着画师的意愿，所想的都能实现。生死也是这样，各有不同的类别，地狱、禽兽、饿鬼、天上、世间也是这样。有理解这种智慧的人就不会执着，执着就会产生束缚。 老母听了佛的话，非常欢喜，就自己说道：‘蒙受天中天（佛的尊称）的恩德，得到了法眼（能够正确认识佛法的智慧）。虽然身体衰老羸弱，现在得到了安宁。’ 阿难整理好衣服，上前长跪，对佛说：‘这位老母听了佛的话就理解了，是什么因缘使她有这样的智慧呢？’ 佛说：‘佛的德行伟大崇高，因此她立刻就理解了。这位老母，是我前世发菩萨心的时候的母亲。’ 阿难对佛说：‘佛前世的母亲，为什么会如此困苦、贫穷呢？’ 佛说：‘在过去拘楼秦佛（过去七佛之一）时，我为菩萨，想要做沙门（出家人）。母亲因为恩爱，不让我做沙门。我忧愁，一天没有吃饭。因为这个原因，前世、后来生到世间，五百世都遭遇这样的困境。’ 佛告诉阿难：‘这位老母寿命终结后，将往生阿弥陀佛（西方极乐世界的佛）的国度中，供养诸佛。’
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English version: Both are empty, nothing is formed from anything, and extinction is the same. All dharmas are like a drum, not formed from a single thing. If someone holds a drumstick and strikes the drum, the drum will make a sound. This drum sound is also empty, the future sound is also empty, and the past sound is also empty. This sound does not come from wood, leather, drumstick, or human hand; it is the combination of various things that forms the drum sound, and the sound comes from emptiness and returns to emptiness. All things in the universe are like this. My life, human life, is also like this. The original state is pure, nothing comes from anything, nothing causes the creation of dharma, and dharma also has no substance. For example, when clouds rise and become dark, it rains. The rain does not come from the dragon's body, nor does it come from the dragon's mind; it is all caused by the conditions of the dragon that bring about the rain. All dharmas do not come from anywhere, and do not go anywhere. For example, a painter first prepares the board, then mixes various colors, and then begins to paint. The painting does not come from the board or the colors; it is according to the painter's intention that everything is accomplished. Birth and death are also like this, each with different categories: hell, animals, hungry ghosts, heavens, and the world are also like this. Those who understand this wisdom will not be attached; attachment will lead to bondage. The old woman heard the Buddha's words and was very happy. She said to herself, 'I have received the grace of the 'Heaven Above Heaven' (a title for the Buddha) and obtained the 'Dharma Eye' (wisdom to correctly understand the Dharma). Although my body is old and weak, I now have peace.' Ananda, straightening his robes, knelt before the Buddha and said, 'This old woman understood the Buddha's words immediately. What is the cause and condition that she has such wisdom?' The Buddha said, 'The Buddha's virtue is great and sublime, and that is why she understood immediately. This old woman was my mother in a previous life when I first aspired to Bodhi (the mind of enlightenment).' Ananda said to the Buddha, 'Why was the Buddha's mother in a previous life so distressed and poor?' The Buddha said, 'In the past, during the time of 'Krakucchanda Buddha' (one of the past seven Buddhas), I was a Bodhisattva and wanted to become a 'Shramana' (a renunciate). My mother, out of love, did not allow me to become a Shramana. I was sad and did not eat for a day. Because of this, in previous and later lives in the world, I encountered such hardships for five hundred lifetimes.' The Buddha told Ananda, 'When this old woman's life ends, she will be reborn in the land of 'Amitabha Buddha' (the Buddha of the Western Pure Land) and make offerings to all the Buddhas.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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却后六十八亿劫当得作佛，字扶波健，其国名化作。所有被服、饮食如忉利天上。其国中人民皆寿一劫。” 佛说经已，老母及阿难等菩萨、比丘僧，诸天、龙、鬼神、阿须伦，皆大欢喜，前以头面着地，为佛作礼而去。 佛说老母经 现代汉语译本： 在之后的六十八亿劫，她将会成佛，佛号为扶波健（Fubo Jian），他的国度名为化作（Huazuo）。那里的所有衣物、饮食都如同忉利天（Daoli Heaven）上一样。那个国度中的人民都寿命长达一劫。 佛说完这部经后，老母以及阿难（Ananda）等菩萨、比丘僧，诸天、龙、鬼神、阿须伦（Asura），都非常欢喜，上前以头面触地，向佛作礼后离去。 佛说老母经
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English version: After sixty-eight billion kalpas, she will become a Buddha named Fubo Jian (扶波健), and his country will be called Huazuo (化作). All the clothing and food there will be like those in the Trayastrimsa Heaven (忉利天). The people in that country will all live for one kalpa. After the Buddha finished speaking this sutra, the old mother, as well as Bodhisattvas like Ananda (阿难), Bhikshu monks, Devas, Nagas, ghosts, spirits, and Asuras (阿须伦), were all very happy. They came forward, touched the ground with their heads and faces, paid homage to the Buddha, and departed. The Buddha Speaks the Old Mother Sutra --------------------------------------------------------------------------------