The Original Text and Translation of Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Sacred Religion
Original text (1): Gavin's two musical instruments have images, which are obviously loaded with life; I can't see it at four o'clock, and the latent cold and summer heat will melt away. It is based on a glimpse of heaven and earth, and fools know its end; Yin Ming Dong Yang, Tessa is poor. However, those who are easy to know because of the yin and yang of heaven and earth are all alike; Yin and yang are in heaven and earth, and the poor are invisible. So it is stupid to know that images can be displayed; Form is invisible, but wisdom is still charming.
Interpretation (1): Everyone knows that heaven and earth are tangible and tangible. The alternation of the four seasons is invisible, which hides the exchange of cold and heat and makes everything grow. Therefore, even ordinary stupid people know heaven and earth; But the understanding of Yin and Yang, even smart and talented people, know little about its laws. Heaven and earth contain yin and yang, which are easy to be identified because they are tangible; Yin and Yang are invisible, so heaven and earth are inseparable. Thus, even the most stupid person will not doubt if he has witnessed the shape of things with his own eyes; You can't see the shape of things, and smart people sometimes don't understand.
Original text (2): Ignore Buddhism and Taoism, control silence by seclusion, accumulate all kinds of wealth, serve ten parties, prestige is supreme, and divine power can't suppress it. The big one is in the universe, and the small one is in the slightest. Without extinction, there is no life, and thousands of robberies are not ancient; If it is hidden, it will exist forever. Wonderful Tao is condensed and mysterious, and I don't know when to follow it; The flow of Buddhism is silent and its source is unpredictable. So, if you know that you are stupid, you are just insignificant, and you can do whatever you want. Can you not doubt it?
Interpretation (2): Besides, the content preached by Buddhism is illusory, but it is abstruse and secret, which makes people enter the door of immortality and help many creatures extensively, just like the code rules the world. What is even more unparalleled is the magical power to produce and contain things. As big as the universe, as small as extremely subtle things. Never born or die, never feel old after thousands of years; Sometimes, it carries countless blessings until today. Buddhism is solemn and magical, and only by following Buddhism can we know its unfathomable and powerful; Buddhism breeds profundity and tranquility. Only by worshiping Buddhism and Taoism can we know that its source is unpredictable and its source is long. So those mediocre, ignorant, incompetent and vulgar people can't help wondering about Buddhism.
Original (3): However, the great religion began to flourish, which was based on the western soil. Teng Hanting and Meng Jiao, according to the kindness of the East. When pre-fractal labeling, the words are not relaxed; When it is universal, it is universal that people respect morality and know how to follow it. Almost back to nature, the instrument was moved to the world. Jin Rong masks the color and does not reflect the light of 3,000; The beautiful image opens the picture, and the empty end is four or eight. Therefore, the punch line is widely used, and salvation is in the third way; The heritage is far-reaching, and the guide group was born in ten places. However, true religion is hard to admire and it is impossible to return to its purpose; Qu Xue is easy to follow, and Ye Correct is right. Therefore, the theory of emptiness, or custom, is not; The size has doubled, and at first glance it has risen and fallen.
Interpretation (3): However, Buddhism appeared and rose in ancient India. But like a brilliant dream, it spreads in Datang, shines in the East and spreads goodwill. A long time ago, when heaven and earth first opened, language had not spread and enlightenment had not yet formed. In today's world, people advocate morality and know how to follow etiquette. When the radical is vaguely realized, the written law has crossed time and space. Earlier, the glory of the Buddha was covered by another color, and the Buddha's light was less than three thousand generations; Only now can her beautiful image be displayed. We seem to see the Buddha sitting in the air, and even his 32 characteristics are clearly visible. So exquisite language spread widely, saving all creatures on their way to where. The reasonable words spoken by the ancestors have been circulated for a long time, leading all beings to the tenth order of practice and living through suffering. However, true religion is generally difficult to spread and can't belong together according to the unified will, while evil learning is easy for people to follow, so there is a dispute between evil school and orthodox school. Empty faction and sects have their own opinions, and sometimes they follow old habits and have disputes. Therefore, with the passage of time, Dacheng Buddhism and Cheng Xiao Buddhism spread alternately in the ups and downs.
Original (4): Master Xuanzang is also the leader of practice. Young and sensitive, realize the heart of three holes early; In the long run, the first trip of four patients. Loose feng shui is not as good as it is; Fairy dew can be trusted to make it moist. Therefore, wisdom is not tired, and divination is not shaped. Beyond the six dusts, it comes out, only through the ages. Concentrate on the inner boundary, the tomb of sorrow and righteousness is late; I pay attention to the Xuan door and am convinced of the fallacy of the text. Think and analyze the article to broaden the previous article; Cut the false and continue the true, learn after opening the door. So, I'm going to travel to the western regions, embark on a dangerous journey, and make plans for solitary expedition. Snow in the morning, lost ground on the way, sand in the evening, lost the sky outside. Wan Li mountains and rivers, dial the haze into the shadow; Hundreds of cold and heat, crawling frost and rain. Sincerity is more important than labor. Nine times out of ten, traveling around the western regions is seven years. Poor through the state, seeking orthodox education. Double forests and eight waters, the taste is sultry; The deer's peak is beautiful, looks strange and looks different. Inherit the words of the sages, teach them from truth, explore the wonderful door, and refine the Austrian industry. Take the road of five Tianjin and gallop in your heart; Eight treasures and three books, the waves are in the sea.
Interpretation (4): Master Xuanzang is a leader in practicing Buddhism. He has always been loyal to the principle of truth and has been very clever since he was a child. I have a deep understanding of "color, unnatural and sexual" for a long time; When I grow up, I have a good ideological realm, a tolerant heart and a four-forbearance character of "patience, humility, perseverance and patience". The magnificent beauty of nature is not as beautiful as his; The crystal dew is not as bright and moist as him. Therefore, his wisdom is extraordinary, his spirit is clear, he transcends the secular, and he is impressive in Li Zhuo. No one has ever compared with him. He devoted himself to improving his attainments, pitied the decline of orthodox Buddhism, deeply worried about Buddhism, and deeply lamented the mistakes of profound Buddhist theories. Therefore, we are determined to analyze and sort out Buddhism, carry forward the classics, discard the false and retain the true, and create conditions for future generations to learn Buddhism. He yearned for the world where Mahayana Buddhism told the Buddha to live, and arrived in ancient India and other 138 countries. In the middle, he overcame many difficulties and obstacles and went to ancient India alone with crutches. In the morning, I braved the heavy snow all over the sky and sometimes got lost; It is windy and windy at night, and sometimes the target is unknown. In this way, I walked through countless barren land and saw his marching figure through the diffuse smoke; After many winters and summers, I counted the marching footprints and witnessed the deep footprints he left. He pays attention to his career, ignores hard work and is open-minded. He traveled around the world 17 years and experienced all the Buddhist and Taoist countries in order to achieve positive results. He walked through the legendary Shaluo Twin Tree Garden where Sakyamuni was nirvana, bathed in eight kinds of water baths, chewed carefully, and realized the hardships along the way and the mystery of Buddhism. After Sakyamuni became a Buddha, the six temples and spiritual jiusan, who became monks for the first time, paid tribute to the extraordinary Buddhist culture, accepted the wise words of sages, listened to the words and deeds of master Jie Xian, explored its wonderful ways, mastered profound knowledge, educated all beings to become Buddhists, tasted five flavors of milk, and quickly gathered in their hearts. His knowledge of Buddhism and Taoism emerges one after another.
Original text (5): Since the country where he lived, he has been translating 657 important texts of Sanzang into midsummer to publicize his victory. Draw clouds to the west pole and pour rain to the east. The sacred religion is lacking and complete, and the whole life is sinful and blessed. The dry flame of wet fire is lost; Lang loves the faint waves of water, and the other side. It is to know that evil falls because of karma and good rises because of karma. The ups and downs of the ending, only people entrusted. For example, the husband was born in the mountains, and the clouds were exposed to flowers; Lotus leaves are rippling, and flying dust can't pollute its leaves. Non-lotus nature is self-cleaning, while cassia seed is true and good, and small things can't be tired; It depends on purity, so turbidity can't be touched. The husband knows nothing about flowers and trees, but he is still good at learning. More importantly, he is knowledgeable, and Bak Yan celebrates and seeks to celebrate. Fang Jizhi, through the flow, will be infinite; Sifu is in the distance, growing up with Gankun forever.
Interpretation (5): So I got 657 Buddhist scriptures from the country I went to, and the translations were circulated in the Tang Dynasty. Since then, this great achievement has been made public The guiding clouds floated from the west, and the infinite merits and virtues fell on the Tang Dynasty like timely rain. The incomplete Buddhist teachings have finally been restored to integrity, and people living in suffering have regained happiness. Put out the burning fire in the house so that people won't get lost; Let the dark and dreary waves become bright and calm, and sail to the other side of happiness together. Let people know that evil will fall into the sea of suffering and good will ascend to heaven. Why there are ups and downs depends on what people do. For example, sweet-scented osmanthus is born on a high mountain, so that it can be moistened by crystal rain and dew; Lotus flowers come from the clear green waves, and flying dust can't dye the leaves. Lotus is impure in nature, and osmanthus is born chaste. The fundamental reason is that their living conditions are high and humble things can't get close to him. Because of persistence, filthy things can't defile him. Flowers and trees have no life, but they can achieve beauty by virtue of conditions. Moreover, human beings have ideology, but they cannot seek happiness by virtue of conditions. May this Buddhist sutra be spread and broadcast, as bright as the sun and the moon forever; Let this happiness spread to the world for a long time, and respect it with the world.