辯偽錄 1.24

1.24

第二十六化云。是時老君於青羊大會。引尹喜冉冉昇空。初至第一天見波利天帝。乘九光元靈之輿。蔭七元交晨之蓋。建五色攝魔之節。金童玉女九萬人。迎老君入大有宮。請問自然之道。如是摩夷天梵寶天化應天不憍樂天兜率天須延天禪善天欝單天。隨處天帝皆與天童玉女。迎禮老君請問法要。所到天宮皆設瓊漿碧醴丹液流薰蘭羞八徹靈芝珍果。

The twenty-sixth transformation states: At that time, Laozi held a great assembly at Qingyang, leading Yin Xi to ascend slowly into the sky. Arriving first at the first heaven, he met Emperor Boli of the Heaven, who was riding a chariot of ninefold-radiant primordial numen, shaded by a canopy of the seven prime stars crossing the dawn, and bearing a standard of five colors that subdues demons. Ninety thousand golden boys and jade maidens welcomed Laozi into the Palace of Great Possession to inquire about the spontaneous Way. In this manner he passed through the Moyi Heaven, Fanbao Heaven, Huaying Heaven, Bujiaole Heaven, Tuṣita Heaven, Xuyan Heaven, Chanshan Heaven, and Yudan Heaven. At each location, the heavenly emperors together with heavenly boys and jade maidens greeted and paid homage to Laozi, inquiring about the essentials of the Dharma. At whichever heavenly palace he arrived, they set out jade nectar, emerald wine, cinnabar liquid emitting fragrance, eightfold delicacies of orchid fragrance, numinous mushrooms, and precious fruits.