元始天尊说法The Primordial Heavenly Worthy Expounds the Dharma
尔时，元始天尊在七宝林中，五明宫内，
与无极圣众俱放无极光明，照无极世界。
见无极众生受诸苦恼，宛转世间，轮回生死，
浪爱河，漂沉苦海，无有休息。
与无极圣众俱放无极光明，照无极世界。
见无极众生受诸苦恼，宛转世间，轮回生死，
浪爱河，漂沉苦海，无有休息。
At that time, the Primordial Heavenly Worthy (Yuanshi Tianzun)
was in the Grove of Seven Treasures, within the Palace of Fivefold Radiance,
together with the infinite holy assembly, emitting infinite light,
illuminating infinite worlds.
He beheld infinite sentient beings suffering various afflictions,
writhing in the world, cycling through birth and death,
drifting in the river of passion, floating and sinking in the sea of suffering,
with no respite.
was in the Grove of Seven Treasures, within the Palace of Fivefold Radiance,
together with the infinite holy assembly, emitting infinite light,
illuminating infinite worlds.
He beheld infinite sentient beings suffering various afflictions,
writhing in the world, cycling through birth and death,
drifting in the river of passion, floating and sinking in the sea of suffering,
with no respite.
元始天尊为道教最高神"三清"之首，居于玉清境。"七宝林"和"五明宫"为天尊说法的神圣场所。"浪爱河，漂沉苦海"是道教借用佛教意象描述众生沉沦于欲望和苦痛之中的状态。
Yuanshi Tianzun (Primordial Heavenly Worthy) is the highest of the "Three Purities" in Daoism, residing in the Jade Purity realm. The "Grove of Seven Treasures" and "Palace of Fivefold Radiance" are the sacred settings. The imagery of "river of passion" and "sea of suffering" borrows from Buddhist vocabulary to describe beings trapped in desire and pain.
Yuanshi Tianzun (Primordial Heavenly Worthy) is the highest of the "Three Purities" in Daoism, residing in the Jade Purity realm. The "Grove of Seven Treasures" and "Palace of Fivefold Radiance" are the sacred settings. The imagery of "river of passion" and "sea of suffering" borrows from Buddhist vocabulary to describe beings trapped in desire and pain.
说无极大道Expounding the Infinite Great Dao
天尊告曰：汝等众生，从不有中有，不无中无。
不色中色，不空中空。非有为有，非无为无。
非色为色，非空为空。空即是空，空无定空。
色即是色，色无定色。即知是空，空无所空。
所空既无，无无亦无。无无既无，湛然常寂。
寂无所寂，寂无寂寂。欲岂能生，欲既不生。
即是真静，真静应物，应物无方。天尊曰：
一切有为法，如梦幻泡影。如露亦如电，应作如是观。
不色中色，不空中空。非有为有，非无为无。
非色为色，非空为空。空即是空，空无定空。
色即是色，色无定色。即知是空，空无所空。
所空既无，无无亦无。无无既无，湛然常寂。
寂无所寂，寂无寂寂。欲岂能生，欲既不生。
即是真静，真静应物，应物无方。天尊曰：
一切有为法，如梦幻泡影。如露亦如电，应作如是观。
The Heavenly Worthy proclaimed:
You sentient beings arise from "not-existing" in existence,
and find "not-nonexistent" in non-existence.
In "not-form" there is form; in "not-emptiness" there is emptiness.
What is not existence becomes existence; what is not non-existence becomes non-existence.
What is not form becomes form; what is not emptiness becomes emptiness.
Emptiness is emptiness, yet emptiness has no fixed emptiness.
Form is form, yet form has no fixed form.
Knowing it is emptiness, emptiness has nothing to be empty.
When the emptied ceases, even non-existence ceases.
When non-existence itself ceases, there is profound constant stillness.
When stillness has nothing to be still — how can desires arise?
When desires do not arise, this is true stillness.
True stillness responds to things, responding without fixed direction.
The Heavenly Worthy said:
All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows,
like dew and lightning — observe them thus.
You sentient beings arise from "not-existing" in existence,
and find "not-nonexistent" in non-existence.
In "not-form" there is form; in "not-emptiness" there is emptiness.
What is not existence becomes existence; what is not non-existence becomes non-existence.
What is not form becomes form; what is not emptiness becomes emptiness.
Emptiness is emptiness, yet emptiness has no fixed emptiness.
Form is form, yet form has no fixed form.
Knowing it is emptiness, emptiness has nothing to be empty.
When the emptied ceases, even non-existence ceases.
When non-existence itself ceases, there is profound constant stillness.
When stillness has nothing to be still — how can desires arise?
When desires do not arise, this is true stillness.
True stillness responds to things, responding without fixed direction.
The Heavenly Worthy said:
All conditioned phenomena are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows,
like dew and lightning — observe them thus.
此段阐述"不有不无"的中道思想，破除对有、无、色、空四者的执着。语言近似佛教中观学派，体现道教对空性的理解。末句"如梦幻泡影"与《金刚经》六如偈几乎一致，反映佛道交融的思想背景。
This passage expounds the Middle Way of "neither existence nor non-existence," transcending attachment to existence, non-existence, form, and emptiness. The language resembles Buddhist Madhyamaka philosophy. The closing verse is nearly identical to the Diamond Sutra's "six metaphors" (dream, illusion, bubble, shadow, dew, lightning), reflecting the historical Buddhist-Daoist intellectual exchange.
This passage expounds the Middle Way of "neither existence nor non-existence," transcending attachment to existence, non-existence, form, and emptiness. The language resembles Buddhist Madhyamaka philosophy. The closing verse is nearly identical to the Diamond Sutra's "six metaphors" (dream, illusion, bubble, shadow, dew, lightning), reflecting the historical Buddhist-Daoist intellectual exchange.
消灾护命Eliminating Calamities, Protecting Life
尔时，众中有一真人，名曰法桥，从座而起，
稽首白言：若有众生，遭诸苦难，如何救护？
天尊曰：汝等众生，但当一心，持诵此经。
自有飞天神王，保尔身命，消除灾障，
断灭邪源，护命延年。若复有人，于此经中，
受持一句一偈，当知是人，功德无量。
稽首白言：若有众生，遭诸苦难，如何救护？
天尊曰：汝等众生，但当一心，持诵此经。
自有飞天神王，保尔身命，消除灾障，
断灭邪源，护命延年。若复有人，于此经中，
受持一句一偈，当知是人，功德无量。
At that time, among the assembly there was a True Person named Fa Qiao
(Dharma Bridge), who rose from his seat,
bowed, and asked: "If sentient beings encounter various sufferings,
how shall they be rescued and protected?"
The Heavenly Worthy said: "You sentient beings need only single-mindedly
recite and uphold this sutra.
Flying Heaven Spirit Kings will naturally protect your body and life,
eliminate calamities and obstacles,
sever the source of evil, protect your life, and extend your years.
If there are those who, from within this sutra,
receive and uphold even one sentence or one verse,
know that such a person's merit is immeasurable."
(Dharma Bridge), who rose from his seat,
bowed, and asked: "If sentient beings encounter various sufferings,
how shall they be rescued and protected?"
The Heavenly Worthy said: "You sentient beings need only single-mindedly
recite and uphold this sutra.
Flying Heaven Spirit Kings will naturally protect your body and life,
eliminate calamities and obstacles,
sever the source of evil, protect your life, and extend your years.
If there are those who, from within this sutra,
receive and uphold even one sentence or one verse,
know that such a person's merit is immeasurable."
"真人"为道教对得道者的尊称。"法桥"寓意以法为桥，渡众生出苦海。"飞天神王"是道教护法神。此经强调持诵的力量，认为虔诚诵经即可获得神灵护佑、消灾延年，体现了道教"诵经功德"的信仰体系。
"True Person" (Zhenren) is an honorific for one who has attained the Dao. "Fa Qiao" (Dharma Bridge) symbolizes using the Dharma to bridge suffering. "Flying Heaven Spirit Kings" are Daoist guardian deities. This sutra emphasizes the power of recitation — faithful recitation brings divine protection, calamity elimination, and extended life.
"True Person" (Zhenren) is an honorific for one who has attained the Dao. "Fa Qiao" (Dharma Bridge) symbolizes using the Dharma to bridge suffering. "Flying Heaven Spirit Kings" are Daoist guardian deities. This sutra emphasizes the power of recitation — faithful recitation brings divine protection, calamity elimination, and extended life.
天尊偈颂The Heavenly Worthy's Gatha
视不见我，听不得闻。离种种边，名为妙道。
无上甚深微妙法，百千万劫难遭遇。
我今见闻得受持，愿解如来真实义。
无上甚深微妙法，百千万劫难遭遇。
我今见闻得受持，愿解如来真实义。
Look — you cannot see me. Listen — you cannot hear me.
Apart from all extremes — this is called the Wondrous Dao.
The supreme, profoundly deep, wondrous Dharma —
in a hundred million kalpas, it is rarely encountered.
Now that I see, hear, receive, and uphold it,
may I understand the true meaning of the Tathagata.
Apart from all extremes — this is called the Wondrous Dao.
The supreme, profoundly deep, wondrous Dharma —
in a hundred million kalpas, it is rarely encountered.
Now that I see, hear, receive, and uphold it,
may I understand the true meaning of the Tathagata.
"视不见我，听不得闻"强调道之超越感官经验。"离种种边"即离开一切二元对立，这正是"妙道"之本质。末四句发愿文与佛经开经偈类似，体现了佛道融合时期的文本特征。
"Cannot be seen or heard" emphasizes Dao's transcendence of sensory experience. "Apart from all extremes" means freedom from all dualities — this is the essence of the Wondrous Dao. The closing vow resembles Buddhist opening verses, reflecting the era of Buddhist-Daoist textual synthesis.
"Cannot be seen or heard" emphasizes Dao's transcendence of sensory experience. "Apart from all extremes" means freedom from all dualities — this is the essence of the Wondrous Dao. The closing vow resembles Buddhist opening verses, reflecting the era of Buddhist-Daoist textual synthesis.
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