[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) › 15.188 # 廣弘明集 15.188 廣弘明集 15.188 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [15.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.15.188) 夫遠自無始至於有身。生死輪騖。塵轢莫之比。明暗遞來。薪火不能譬。逝水非駛。千月難保。蓼虫習苦。桂蠧喜甘。大睡劇於據梧。長昏甚於枕麴。義非他召事實己招。曾不知稟此形骸所由而至。將斯心識竟欲何歸。唯以勢位相高。爭嬌華於一旦。車徒自盛。競馳騖於當年。莫不恃其雄心壯齒紅顏緇髮。口恣肥醲身安輕靡。繁絃促柱。極滔漂而不厭。玉床象席。窮靡曼而無已。謂濛泉若木出沒。曾不關人。蹲烏顧兔升落。常自在彼。殊不知命均脆草身為苦器。何異犬羊之趣屠肆。麋鹿之入膳厨。秋蛾拂焰而不疑。春蠶縈絲而靡悟。未辨先對不識因習。及其一觸畏途。孟門非險。轘裂支解方斯不臻其痛。斷趾鑿肩比茲未極其苦。輪迴起伏杳杳悠悠。是以天中之天降悲提引。壅夏河之長瀉。撲秋原之猛燎。或同商主乍等醫王。形遍三千教傳百億。或恣其神力。或寂諸梵境。言則三塗離苦。笑則四生受樂。乃應病投機解紛說理。制之日夜稱為八關。以八正籥為法關揵。斯實出世之妙津。在家之雄行。眾等相與運誠。奉逮南平王殿下禮。云云。 > Now, from the distant, beginningless past until this present body, the wheel of birth and death has rushed on, beyond the comparison of grinding dust. Light and darkness alternate in turn, beyond the metaphor of wood and fire. Flowing water is not faster; a thousand moons are hard to preserve. The smartweed insect grows accustomed to bitterness; the cassia grub delights in sweetness. The great sleep is worse than leaning against a paulownia tree; the long stupor exceeds lying drunk upon yeast. In principle, it is not summoned by others; in fact, it is incurred by oneself. One never knows where this endowed physical frame came from, nor where this consciousness will ultimately return. Relying only on power and position to outdo one another, they vie for momentary glamour in a single day; carriages and retinues flourish, eagerly racing in their prime. None fail to rely on their heroic spirit, strong teeth, rosy cheeks, and dark hair; their mouths indulge in rich meats and strong wines, their bodies rest in light and fine garments. Bustling strings and urgent bridges indulge in overflowing wantonness without weariness; jade couches and ivory mats exhaust luxurious pleasures without end. They think that the sun's rising and setting at Mengquan and the Ruo Tree have nothing to do with man; that the crouching crow and gazing rabbit rise and fall always at their own pleasure. Little do they know that life is as brittle as fragile grass, and the body is an instrument of suffering. How does this differ from dogs and sheep heading to the slaughterhouse, or deer entering the kitchen? The autumn moth brushes against the flame without hesitation; the spring silkworm wraps itself in silk without awakening. They do not discern past retributions, nor do they recognize habituated causes. When once they strike the fearful paths, the pass of Mengmen is not as perilous; tearing asunder by chariots and dismemberment do not match this pain; severing the feet and boring the shoulders do not equal this suffering. Turning in the wheel, rising and sinking, vague and endless! Therefore, the God among Gods descended with compassion to guide them, damming the long torrent of the summer river, extinguishing the fierce blaze on the autumn plains. At times like a merchant chief, at times like a king of physicians, his forms pervaded the three thousand \[worlds\], and his teachings spread across a hundred billion \[realms\]. Either he gave rein to his spiritual powers, or he entered into stillness in the realms of Brahmā. When he spoke, the three wretched paths were freed from suffering; when he smiled, the four forms of birth experienced joy. Thus, adapting to sickness according to capacity, untying entanglements and explaining principles, he instituted the day and night observance known as the Eight Precepts, taking the eightfold noble keys as the Dharma's gate and bar. This is truly the wondrous ford for leaving the world, the heroic practice for those living at home. Let us together bring forth sincerity, to dedicate it to His Highness the Prince of Nanping and pay homage, and so forth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 15.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.15.187) - [Next: 15.189](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.15.189) - [Up: 15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.15) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.15.188) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.15.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.15.188) · Pramāṇa