[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 13.151 # 廣弘明集 13.151 廣弘明集 13.151 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [13.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.13.151) 通人曰。余觀造化本乎陰陽。物類所生起乎天地。歷三古之世。尋五聖之文。不見天尊之神。亦無大道之像。案靈寶九天生神章云。氣清高澄積陽成天。氣結凝滓積滯成地。人之生也皆由三元養育九氣經形。然後生也。是知陰陽者人之本也。天地者物之根也。根本是氣無別道神。 > The scholar versed in antiquity said: When I observe creation, its root lies in yin and yang; the generation of the categories of things originates in heaven and earth. Passing through the ages of the three antiquities and seeking through the writings of the five sages, I see no god called Heavenly Worthy, nor any image of the Great Dao. According to the Lingbao jiutian shengshen zhang: 'When qi is pure and lofty, accumulated yang forms heaven; when qi coalesces and solidifies, accumulated stagnation forms earth. The birth of human beings is entirely fostered by the Three Primes, and the nine qis course through the body; only then are they born.' From this we know that yin and yang are the root of humans, and heaven and earth are the origin of things. The fundamental root is simply qi; there is no separate Dao or god. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 13.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.13.150) - [Next: 13.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.13.152) - [Up: 13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.13.151) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.13.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.13.151) · Pramāṇa