[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) › 3.7 # 廣弘明集 3.7 廣弘明集 3.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.3.7) 聞之遂古大火然兮。水亦溟涬無涯邊兮。女媧練石補蒼天兮。共工所觸不周山兮。河洛交戰寧深淵兮。黃炎共鬪涿鹿。川兮女妓九子為民先兮。蚩尤鑄兵幾千年兮十日並出堯之間兮。羿廼斃日事豈然兮。常蛾奔月誰所傳兮。豐隆騎雲為靈仙兮。夏開乘龍何因緣兮。傅說託星安得宣兮。夸父鄧林義亦艱兮。尋木千里烏易論兮。穆王周流往復旋兮。河宗王母可與言兮。青鳥所解露誠亶兮。五色玉石出西偏兮。崑崙之墟海北間兮。去彼宗周萬二千兮。山經古書亂編篇兮。郭釋有兩未精堅兮。上有剛氣道家言兮。日月五星皆虛懸兮。倒景去地出雲煙兮。九地之下如有天兮。土伯九約寧若先兮。西方蓐收司金門兮。北極禺強為常存兮。帝之二女遊湘沅兮。霄明燭光尚焜煌兮。太一司命鬼之元兮。山鬼國殤為遊魂兮。迦維羅衛道最尊兮。黃金之身誰能原兮。恒星不見頗可論兮。其說彬炳多聖言兮。六合之內理常渾兮。幽明詭怪令智惛兮。河圖洛書為信然兮。孔甲豢龍古共傳兮。禹時防風處隅山兮。春秋長狄生何邊兮。臨洮所見又何緣兮。蓬萊之水淺於前兮。東海之波為桑田兮。山崩邑淪寧幾千兮。石生土長必積年兮。漢鑿昆明灰炭全兮。魏開濟渠螺𧉻堅兮。白日再中誰使然兮。北斗不見藏何間兮。建章鳳闕神光連兮。未央鍾𧇀生花鮮兮。銅為兵器秦之前。兮丈夫衣綵六國先。兮周時女子出世間。兮班君絲履遊太山。兮人鬼之際有隱淪兮。四海之外孰方圓兮。沃沮肅慎東北邊兮。長臂兩面亦乘船兮。東南倭國皆文身兮。其外黑齒次裸民兮。侏儒三尺並為隣兮。西北丁零又烏孫兮。車師月支種類繁兮。馬蹄之國。若騰奔兮。西南烏弋及罽賓兮。天竺于闐。皆胡人兮。條支安息西海漘兮。人跡所極至大秦兮。珊瑚明珠銅金銀兮。琉璃馬腦來雜陳兮。車渠水精莫非真兮。雄黃雌石出山垠兮。青白蓮花被水濱兮。宮殿樓觀並七珍兮。窮陸溟海又有民兮。長股深目豈君臣兮。丈夫女子及三身兮。結胸反舌一臂人兮。跂踵交脛與羽民兮。不死之國皆何因兮。茫茫造化理難循兮。聖者不測況庸倫兮。筆墨之暇為此文兮。薄暮雷電聊以忘憂。又示君兮。 > I have heard that in remote antiquity the great fire blazed, / and the waters too were boundless and without shores; / Nüwa smelted stones to patch the blue heavens, / and Mount Buzhou was what Gonggong crashed against; / did the battles along the Yellow and Luo Rivers plunge into the deep abyss? / The Yellow Emperor and the Flame Emperor clashed together in the plains of Zhuolu; / the female performers and nine sons were the leaders of the people; / for how many millennia did Chiyou forge weapons? / Ten suns rose simultaneously in the era of Yao; / and Yi then shot down the suns—could such things be so? / By whom was it passed down that Chang'e fled to the moon? / Fenglong rode the clouds as a spiritual immortal; / by what cause and condition did Kai of the Xia mount dragons? / How was Fu Yue's entombment in a star proclaimed? / The meaning of Kua Fu and the Deng forest is also difficult \[to fathom\]; / the Xun tree spans a thousand leagues—how can the crow be easily discussed? / King Mu roamed far and wide, going forth and returning; / could the Lord of the River and the Queen Mother be spoken with? / The revelations of the blue bird were utterly sincere; / five-coloured jade and stone emerged from the western frontiers; / the ruins of Kunlun lie between the seas of the north; / twelve thousand leagues distant from ancestral Zhou; / the Classic of Mountains and ancient books have their chapters scrambled; / Guo's commentaries give two versions, neither of which is precise and firm; / above there is the hard ether, as the Daoists speak of; / the sun, moon, and five stars all hang in the void; / the inverted reflection leaves the earth and emerges from the clouds and mist; / beneath the nine earths, it is as if there were heavens; / how could Lord of the Soil's nine bends have come first? / In the west, Rushou oversees the Golden Gate; / at the northern pole, Yuqiang endures forever; / the two daughters of the Emperor wander the Xiang and Yuan rivers; / Xiaoming and Zhuguang still shine with brilliance; / the Great Unity and the Arbiter of Fate are the heads of the ghosts; / the mountain spirits and national martyrs become wandering souls; / the Dao of Kapilavastu is the most revered; / who can fathom the golden body? / The disappearance of the fixed stars may well be discussed; / his teachings are illustrious and full of sagely words; / within the six directions, the principles are ever obscure; / the mysterious and bizarre cause wisdom to be confounded; / are the River Chart and Luo Writing truly so? / Kong Jia rearing dragons is handed down by all from of old; / in Yu's time, Fangfeng dwelled at Mount Yushan; / on what border were the tall Di born during the Spring and Autumn period? / By what circumstances was the vision seen at Lintao? / The waters of Penglai are shallower than before; / the waves of the Eastern Sea turn into mulberry fields; / how many thousands of mountains have collapsed and cities submerged? / Stones grow and earth expands surely through accumulated years; / the Han excavated Kunming Lake and ashes and charcoal were preserved; / the Wei dug the Jiqu canal and snails and mussels were hardened; / who made the white sun shine at noon a second time? / Where was the Northern Dipper hidden when it could not be seen? / The Phoenix Watchtower of the Jianzhang Palace connected with divine radiance; / the bell stands of Weiyang Palace sprouted fresh flowers; / bronze was used for weapons before the Qin; / and men wore variegated garments before the Six States; / in the Zhou era women went forth from the world; / Lord Ban in silk shoes roamed Mount Taishan; / at the juncture of humans and ghosts there are those hidden and sunken; / beyond the four seas, what is square and what is round? / The Okjeo and Sushen lie on the northeast border; / the long-armed and two-faced also ride in boats; / in the southeast the people of the Wa state all tattoo their bodies; / beyond them are the Black-Toothed, and next the Naked people; / the pygmies of three feet are neighbours together; / in the northwest are the Dingling and the Wusun; / the Cheshi and the Yuezhi are numerous in their tribes; / the state of horse-hoofed people runs as if galloping; / in the southwest are Wuyi and Jibin; / in India and Khotan they are all Hu people; / Tiaozhi and Anxi border the Western Sea; / where human footprints reach their utmost, one arrives at Daqin; / coral, bright pearls, copper, gold, and silver, / lapis lazuli and agate come arrayed together; / giant clam shells and crystal are all genuine; / realgar and orpiment come forth from mountain cliffs; / blue and white lotus flowers cover the water's shores; / the palaces and observation towers are adorned with the seven treasures; / on remote lands and vast seas there are yet other peoples; / with long legs and deep eyes, how could they have rulers and ministers? / Husband and wife and the three-bodied people, / the tied-chested, the reverse-tongued, and the one-armed people, / those who walk on tiptoe, cross-legged, and the feathered people; / by what cause are there countries of immortality? / Boundless is the vast creation, its principle hard to trace; / even sages cannot fathom it, how much less ordinary folks! / In my leisure from brush and ink I composed this text; / amidst the dusk thunder and lightning, I use it to forget my sorrows, and show it to you, my lord. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.3.6) - [Next: 3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.3.8) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.3.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.3.7) · Pramāṇa