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大正藏第 85 册 No. 2859 惠远外传 No. 2859 惠远外传 题梵音远向向渐历耳□□□□□□□□远公日不知甚生道安讲赞得尔许多能解。愿我一朝再登高座。重政十他之果与一切众生。□灾有邪无邪。有相无相皆因涅槃而灭度。须臾之间便□下讲男女齐散。相公归宅厅中歇息既定升坐厅。而夫掩袂直至相公面前。启相公曰。只如相公数并于称光寺内听道安上人讲涅槃经。还听得何法。见说涅槃经。义无量无边。相公记得多少来经文。何得默然而不言。并不为妾说一句半句之偈。相公曰。夫人众赞法华经已否。夫人曰。曾读法华经。相公言。经中道不请说之闻必不听。夫人曰。愿相公为宅内良贱略说多少令心开悟解。相公言。道得为夫人说涅槃经中之义。夫人便处分家人扫洒厅馆。高设床座唤大小良贱三百余口齐至厅前。请相公说涅槃经中之义。应是诸人默然而听。相公是夜先为夫人说其八苦。交煎第一说其生苦。生苦者生身。托母荫在胎中。临月之间由如苏酪。九十日内然可成形。男在阿娘左边。女在阿娘右胁。贴着俯近心肝禀气成形。乃受诸苦。贤愚一等贵贱。亦同慈母之恩应无两种。母吃热饭不异镬汤煮身。母吃冷物恰如寒冰地狱。母若食饱由如夹□之中。母 现代汉语译本 大正藏第 85 册 No. 2859 惠远外传 No. 2859 惠远外传 题梵音远向向渐历耳……远公日不知甚生道安讲赞得尔许多能解。愿我一朝再登高座。重政十他之果与一切众生。……灾有邪无邪。有相无相皆因涅槃（Nirvana，佛教术语，指解脱）而灭度。须臾之间便……下讲男女齐散。相公归宅厅中歇息既定升坐厅。而夫掩袂直至相公面前。启相公曰。只如相公数并于称光寺内听道安上人讲涅槃经。还听得何法。见说涅槃经。义无量无边。相公记得多少来经文。何得默然而不言。并不为妾说一句半句之偈。相公曰。夫人众赞法华经已否。夫人曰。曾读法华经。相公言。经中道不请说之闻必不听。夫人曰。愿相公为宅内良贱略说多少令心开悟解。相公言。道得为夫人说涅槃经中之义。夫人便处分家人扫洒厅馆。高设床座唤大小良贱三百余口齐至厅前。请相公说涅槃经中之义。应是诸人默然而听。相公是夜先为夫人说其八苦。交煎第一说其生苦。生苦者生身。托母荫在胎中。临月之间由如苏酪。九十日内然可成形。男在阿娘左边。女在阿娘右胁。贴着俯近心肝禀气成形。乃受诸苦。贤愚一等贵贱。亦同慈母之恩应无两种。母吃热饭不异镬汤煮身。母吃冷物恰如寒冰地狱。母若食饱由如夹……之中。母
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English version Taisho Tripitaka Volume 85, No. 2859, Biography of Huiyuan No. 2859 Biography of Huiyuan The Sanskrit sounds gradually reach the ear... Master Yuan (referring to Huiyuan) said that he did not know much about what Dao An (a famous Buddhist monk) preached and praised, but he was able to understand so much. I wish that one day I could ascend the high seat again and bestow the fruits of the ten others upon all sentient beings... Calamities, whether caused by evil or not, whether with form or without form, all are extinguished through Nirvana (Nirvana, a Buddhist term referring to liberation). In a short while, the lecture ended and men and women dispersed. The Chancellor returned home and rested in the hall. After settling down, he ascended to the hall. His wife covered her sleeves and went directly before the Chancellor, saying, 'Just as you, Chancellor, frequently listen to the Venerable Dao An lecturing on the Nirvana Sutra at Chengguang Temple, what Dharma have you heard? It is said that the Nirvana Sutra has immeasurable and boundless meanings. How much of the sutra text do you remember? Why do you remain silent and not speak? You haven't even said a single verse or half a verse for me.' The Chancellor said, 'Has the lady praised the Lotus Sutra?' The lady said, 'I have read the Lotus Sutra.' The Chancellor said, 'The sutra says that if one is not asked to speak, one should not listen.' The lady said, 'I wish that the Chancellor would briefly explain a little to the servants in the house so that their minds may be opened and enlightened.' The Chancellor said, 'I can explain the meaning of the Nirvana Sutra for you.' The lady then instructed the family to sweep and clean the hall, set up high seats, and summoned over three hundred people, both free and enslaved, to gather before the hall, requesting the Chancellor to explain the meaning of the Nirvana Sutra. All the people listened in silence. That night, the Chancellor first explained the eight sufferings to the lady. First, he spoke of the suffering of birth. The suffering of birth is that the body relies on the mother's womb. During the months leading up to birth, it is like butter. Within ninety days, it gradually takes shape. The male is on the left side of the mother, and the female is on the right side of the mother's side, close to the heart and liver, receiving breath and taking shape, and thus enduring all kinds of suffering. The wise and the foolish, the noble and the lowly, are all the same. The kindness of the compassionate mother should be no different. Eating hot food is no different from boiling the body in a cauldron. Eating cold food is just like being in a cold ice hell. If the mother eats her fill, it is like being in a clamp... The mother... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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若饥时生受倒悬之苦。十月满足生产欲临。百骨节开张由如锯解。直得四支体折五藏疼痛。不异刀伤。何殊剑切。千生万死便即闷绝莫知命。若悬丝不忘再活。须臾母子分解。血似屠羊。阿娘迷闷之间乃问是男是女。若言是女。且得母子分解平善。若是道儿。总忘却百骨节疼痛迷闷之中便即含笑。此即名为孝顺之男。若是吾逆之子如何分娩。在其阿娘腹内令母不安。蹴踏阿娘无时暂歇。忽居心上忽至腰间。五藏之中无处不到。十月满足乃生。是时手把阿娘心肝。脚踏阿娘胯骨。三朝五日不肯平安。从此阿娘大命转然。其母看看是死叫声动地似剑到心。兄弟阿娘□知为计。怨家债主得命方休。既先忍子还须后死。即此为生。相公是也。又为夫人说其老苦老苦者。人受百岁由如星火须臾之间。七十八十气力衰微。昔时声少貌似春花。今既老来阿殊秋草。筋皮鹤发当欲枯干。明暗耳聋青黄不辩。四支沉重百骨酸疼。去天渐远去地应近。夜卧床枕千转万回。是时不能世间之事如由梦里。若不路傍桃李年年花发。曜日江颜伏今何在。若也老病来侵。白发无缘再黑。昔时壮气随八节而雕残。旧日红颜随四时而改变。是人皆老。贵贱亦同。不拣贤愚。是共老苦不如闻。早须造福田。人命刹那看看过世。大须用意。便乃修行。一失身无 由再复。此即名为老苦。相公是夜乃为夫人说其病苦。夫人又闻。何名为者。四处大之何曾有实。众缘假合地水火风。一脉不调是病。俱起忽然用重着床。魂魄不安五神俱失。干舌缩脑痛头疼。百骨节之间由如锯解。晓夜受苦无有休期。求生不得求死不得。世间妙术只治有命之人。毕死如何救得能疗。药不能痊损。累日连宵受诸大苦。假使祁婆浓药鶣鹊行针。死病到来无能勉得。世人狂受邪言未病病在床便冤神鬼烧钱解禁狂杀众生。如是之人堕于地狱。大限不过百岁。其十中七早希三人同受百岁能得几时人生在世。若有妙术。合有千岁之人何不用意。三思狂受师人诳赫。此即名为病苦。相公是夜为夫人苦者。四大欲将归灭魂魄逐风摧。兄弟长辞那娘永隔。妻儿男女无由再会。支期朋友往还一刹。无由再见。金银钱物一任分将。底店庄园不能将去。贪爱死苦四大分离。魂魄飞飏莫知何在。三寸去断即是来生。一人死了何时再生。生闻英雄死论福得。随业受之任地所配。或居地狱或在天堂或为畜生或为饿鬼。六道轮回无有休期。再得人身万中希一。即此名为死苦。相公是也。又为夫人说五荫苦。五荫苦者。人生在世由如昼夜。浓血皮肤绮罗缠体。五阴之内七孔常流。内怀粪秽之膻腥游血骨外且看脓囊。涕唾日夜长流处处不 现代汉语译本： 再者，这就被称为老苦。相公今夜为夫人讲述的就是这病苦。夫人又问，什么是病苦呢？这四大（地、水、火、风）组成的身体，哪里有真实呢？不过是众多因缘聚合而成，由地、水、火、风组成。一旦哪一部分不调和，就是生病。各种病症一起发作，忽然严重到只能躺在床上。魂魄不安，五神（五脏之神）都失守。口干舌燥，脑子萎缩，头痛欲裂。浑身上下，百骨关节之间，好像被锯子锯开一样。日夜受苦，没有停止的时候。想活活不成，想死死不了。世间的那些高明医术，只能医治还有命的人。寿命到了尽头，怎么救得了，怎么能治好呢？药物不能使病痊愈，只能日复一日、夜复一夜地承受各种巨大的痛苦。即使是耆婆（Jivaka，古代名医）用浓药，扁鹊（古代名医）来行针，死病到来，也无能为力。世人愚昧地相信那些不正当的说法，还没生病就在床上冤枉鬼神，烧钱消灾，胡乱杀害众生。像这样的人，死后会堕入地狱。人的寿命，最多不过百岁。其中十分之七的人，早早就去世了，能活到一百岁的，又有几个呢？人生在世，如果有能活到一千岁的妙术，为什么不用心去追求呢？仔细想想，那些愚昧的人，被那些装神弄鬼的师父们欺骗。这就是所谓的病苦。相公今夜为夫人讲述的就是这病苦。 四大（地、水、火、风）将要解体，魂魄也随着风消散。兄弟永远离别，母亲也永远隔绝。妻子儿女，没有机会再相见。亲戚朋友，交往也只是一时，没有机会再见面。金银钱财，任凭别人分走。田地庄园，也带不走。贪恋世间，却要承受死亡的痛苦，四大分离。魂魄飞散，不知道去了哪里。断气的那一刻，就是来生。一个人死了，什么时候才能再转生为人呢？活着的时候，人们称赞他是英雄；死了之后，人们议论他有没有福报。其实都是随着业力去承受果报，任凭命运安排。或者在地狱，或者在天堂，或者变成畜生，或者变成饿鬼。在六道（天道、人道、阿修罗道、地狱道、饿鬼道、畜生道）中轮回，没有停止的时候。再想得到人身，万中无一。这就是所谓的死苦。相公今夜为夫人讲述的就是这死苦。 又为夫人讲述五蕴苦。什么是五蕴苦呢？人生在世，就像昼夜一样短暂。浓厚的血液和皮肤包裹着身体，就像用华丽的丝绸缠绕着一样。五蕴（色、受、想、行、识）之内，七窍（两眼、两耳、两鼻孔、一口）经常流出不净之物。身体内部怀藏着粪便污秽的腥臭之物，血液骨骼之外，且看那脓疮。鼻涕唾液日夜不停地流淌，到处都是不干净的东西。
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English version: Furthermore, this is called the suffering of old age. Tonight, the husband is telling his wife about the suffering of illness. The wife then asks, 'What is the suffering of illness?' This body composed of the four elements (earth, water, fire, and wind), where is there any reality in it? It is merely a temporary aggregation of various causes and conditions, composed of earth, water, fire, and wind. Once any part is out of balance, it is illness. Various illnesses arise together, suddenly becoming so severe that one can only lie in bed. The soul is uneasy, and the five spirits (the spirits of the five organs) are all lost. The mouth is dry, the tongue is parched, the brain shrinks, and the head aches unbearably. Throughout the body, between the hundred bones and joints, it is as if being sawn apart. Suffering day and night, without end. Wanting to live but unable to, wanting to die but unable to. The wonderful arts of the world can only cure those who still have life. When life reaches its end, how can it be saved, how can it be cured? Medicine cannot heal the illness, but only allows one to endure various great sufferings day after day and night after night. Even if Jivaka (an ancient famous doctor) uses strong medicine, and Bian Que (an ancient famous doctor) performs acupuncture, when the illness of death arrives, there is nothing that can be done. People foolishly believe in improper sayings, and before they are even ill, they wrongly accuse ghosts and spirits in bed, burn money to ward off disasters, and recklessly kill living beings. People like this will fall into hell after death. A person's lifespan is at most a hundred years. Among them, seven out of ten die early, and how many can live to be a hundred years old? Living in this world, if there were a wonderful art to live to a thousand years old, why not put your heart into pursuing it? Think carefully, those foolish people are deceived by those masters who pretend to be ghosts and gods. This is what is called the suffering of illness. Tonight, the husband is telling his wife about this suffering of illness. The four elements (earth, water, fire, and wind) are about to disintegrate, and the soul also dissipates with the wind. Brothers are forever separated, and mothers are also forever separated. Wives and children have no chance to meet again. Relatives and friends, interactions are only temporary, with no chance to meet again. Gold, silver, and money are left for others to divide. Fields and estates cannot be taken away. Clinging to the world, one must endure the suffering of death, the separation of the four elements. The soul flies away, not knowing where it has gone. The moment of death is the next life. When will a person be reborn as a human again after death? When alive, people praise him as a hero; after death, people discuss whether he has good fortune. In fact, they all endure the consequences according to their karma, at the mercy of fate. Either in hell, or in heaven, or transformed into animals, or transformed into hungry ghosts. Reincarnating in the six realms (deva realm, human realm, asura realm, hell realm, hungry ghost realm, animal realm) without end. Wanting to obtain a human body again is one in ten thousand. This is what is called the suffering of death. Tonight, the husband is telling his wife about this suffering of death. He is also telling his wife about the suffering of the five skandhas. What is the suffering of the five skandhas? Life in this world is as short as day and night. Thick blood and skin wrap the body, as if wrapped in gorgeous silk. Within the five skandhas (form, feeling, perception, mental formations, consciousness), the seven orifices (two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, one mouth) constantly flow with impure things. The inside of the body contains the foul-smelling filth of feces, and outside the blood and bones, look at the pus. Nasal mucus and saliva flow day and night, and everywhere is unclean. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------