[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) › 23.26 # 廣弘明集 23.26 廣弘明集 23.26 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [23.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.23.26) 仰尋形識。俯探理類。採聲知律。拔茅覩彙。物以靈異。人以智貴。即是神明。觀鑒意謂。爰初在稚。惠心夙察。吐噏芳華。懷抱日月。如彼蘭畹。風過氣越。如彼天倪。雲披光發。求名約身。規操束已。儻或愚世。曾未近似。生以意泰。意管生理。孰是歡慰。程鄭趙李。家畜金繒。才練藝技。驤首揮霍。繁弦綺靡。酒酣調促。意妍服侈。朝迫景曛。夕忌星徙。悠悠白日。凄凄良夜。年往歡流。厭來情捨。苦樂環迴。終卒代謝。棄而更適。生速名借。誰能易奪。何術推移。精粗渾濟。善惡參差。即心有限。在理莫規。試覈眾肆。庶獲所窺。道家躓近。群流缺遠。假名恒誰。傍義豈反。獨有兼忘。因心則善。傷物沈迷。羨彼驅遣。變服京師。振錫廬頂。長別榮冀。永息幽嶺。捨華襲素。去繁就省。人苦其難。子取其靜。昏之視明。即愚成絕。智之秉情。對理斯涅。吝既弗祛。滯亦安拔。子之矜之。為爾苦節。節苦在己。利貞存彼。以明闇逝。以慈累徙。欲以援物。先宜濟此。發軫情違。終然理是。梁鴻携妻。荷蓧見子。鷄黍接人。行歌通已。於世曰高。於道殊鄙。始見法師。獨絕神理。形壽易盡。然諾難判。乘心即化。棄身靡歎。懷道彌厲。景命已晏。矜物辭山。終息旅館。嗚呼哀哉。魂氣隨之。延陵已了。鳶螻同施。漆園所曉。委骸空野。豈異豈矯。幸有遺餘。聊給蟲鳥。嗚呼哀哉。緬念生平。同幽共深。相率經始。偕是登臨。開石通㵎。剔柯疏林。遠眺重疊。近屬嶇嶔。事寡地閑。尋微探賾。何句不研。奚疑弗析。帙舒軸卷。藏拔紙襞。問來答往。俾日餘夕。沮溺耦耕。夷齊共薇。跡同心歡。事異意違。承疾懷灼。聞凶滿悲。孰云不痛。零淚霑衣。嗚呼哀哉。行久節移。地邊氣改。終秋中冬。踰桂投海。永念伊人。思深情倍。俯謝常人。仰愧無待。嗚呼哀哉。 > Looking upward, I trace form and consciousness; > looking downward, I plumb principles and categories. > By gathering sounds one knows the musical pitch; > by uprooting the reeds one sees their kind. > Creatures are distinguished by their spiritual nature; > human beings are treasured for their wisdom. > This indeed is the divine illumination, > whereby the mind perceives, scrutinises, and conceptualises. > At the very beginning in childhood, > his wise mind was perceptive from an early age. > Inhaling and exhaling fragrant blossoms, > he harboured the sun and moon within his breast. > Like that acre of orchids, > when the wind passes over, their fragrance wafts far; > like that natural order of Heaven, > when the clouds part, its light bursts forth. > Seeking fame, one restricts the body; > regulating conduct, one binds oneself. > Even in an ignorant generation, > he was never remotely like that. > Life is sustained by a tranquil mind; > the mind governs the principles of life. > Who brought pleasure and comfort? > Cheng Zheng, and the Zhao and Li families. > Their houses were stocked with gold and silk; > their talents were skilled in arts and techniques. > Holding their heads high, they spent lavishly; > their profuse strings sounded gorgeous and delicate. > Flushed with wine, the music grew urgent; > their thoughts were fine, their robes extravagant. > In the morning, pressed by the setting sun; > in the evening, fearful of the shifting stars. > On and on go the bright days; > chilly and desolate are the good nights. > Years pass and pleasures drift away; > when revulsion comes, passions are abandoned. > Suffering and joy cycle around; > in the end they continuously give way to one another. > Discarding this to proceed elsewhere, > life is fleeting, its fame merely borrowed. > Who can alter or wrest it away? > By what art can it be turned aside? > The refined and the coarse are mingled together; > the good and the bad are mixed and uneven. > Since the mind has its limits, > within principle it cannot be fully measured. > Tentatively examining all schools of thought, > he hoped to gain a glimpse \[of truth\]. > The Daoists stumble over the near at hand; > the myriad currents fall short of the far-reaching. > In conventional designations, what remains permanent? > Can supplementary doctrines ever revert \[to the truth\]? > Only in forgetting both \[opposites\], > following the heart, does goodness reside. > Pitying living beings sunk in delusion, > he marvelled at their being driven about. > He changed his robes in the capital, > and shook his staff atop Mount Lu. > Parting forever from the glory of hopes, > he rested perpetually on the secluded peak. > Discarding finery to put on plain robes, > leaving behind complexity to seek simplicity. > Others suffered from its hardship; > he chose its tranquility. > When the benighted view the clear, > their very ignorance cuts them off. > When the wise cling to passion, > before principle it becomes defiled. > If stinginess is not dispelled, > how can stagnation ever be eradicated? > You took pity on them, > and practiced bitter discipline for their sake. > Suffering discipline lay with oneself; > beneficial steadfastness was preserved for others. > Through illumination darkness departs; > through compassion burdens are moved away. > Wishing to succour living beings, > one must first rescue these. > Setting out, ordinary sentiments are opposed; > in the end, principle is affirmed. > Liang Hong took his wife along; > the bearer of the weed-basket was seen by his son. > Feeding guests with chicken and millet, > singing while walking, he followed his own way. > In the worldly view this is called lofty; > for the Way, it is utterly mean. > Only when I met the Dharma Master > did I see one extraordinarily peerless in spiritual principle. > Bodily lifespan is easily exhausted; > a pledge made is hard to retract. > Following his heart, he was transformed; > relinquishing his body, he voiced no lament. > Cherishing the Way, he grew ever more earnest; > his destined years were already late. > Pitying creatures, he took leave of the mountain, > and at last rested in an inn. > Alas, how sorrowful! > His spirit and breath followed along; > Yanling had already understood. > Bestowing the body equally to kites and ants > was what the Master of the Lacquer Garden comprehended. > Leaving one's skeleton in the empty wilderness— > how could it be strange, how could it be feigned? > Fortunately there were remains left over, > to feed the insects and birds for a while. > Alas, how sorrowful! > Looking back on his life, > we shared seclusion and plumbing the depths. > Together we set about planning; > together we climbed and gazed out. > Breaking rocks to open mountain streams; > clearing branches to thin the forest. > Gazing far at the layered peaks; > viewing near the rugged crags. > Tasks were few and the place was quiet; > we pursued the subtle and probed the hidden. > Which phrase did we not polish? > Which doubt was not resolved? > Opening wrappers and unrolling scrolls, > retrieving texts and unfolding paper. > Questions arrived and answers were returned, > letting the day run on into the night. > Changju and Jieni ploughed side by side; > Boyi and Shuqi shared the fern-shoots. > When our footsteps matched, our hearts were joyful; > now that things have diverged, my wishes are frustrated. > Hearing of his illness, I was filled with burning grief; > learning of the misfortune, I was overcome with sorrow. > Who could say it does not hurt? > Falling tears soak my robe. > Alas, how sorrowful! > Traveling far, the seasons shifted; > at the borders of the land, the climate changed. > At the end of autumn and the middle of winter, > I crossed the cinnamon-covered ridges and plunged towards the sea. > Forever remembering that man, > my thoughts run deep and my grief doubles. > Looking down, I take leave of ordinary men; > looking up, I am ashamed before those beyond dependence. > Alas, how sorrowful! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 23.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.23.25) - [Next: 23.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.23.27) - [Up: 23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.23) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.23.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.23.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.23.26) · Pramāṇa