Explanation of "The Preface to the Holy Religion"
The Preface to the Holy Religion of the Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty
Taizongwen Emperor System
Hongfu Temple Shaman Huairen Collection
Books by Wang Xizhi, the right general of Jin Dynasty.
I heard that the two instruments have images, which appear to be covered with life; they are invisible in the four seasons, hiding in the cold and heat to transform things.
It is said that the heaven and earth have shapes, so they are exposed, cover and carry all living things; because the four seasons have no shapes, they contain deep cold and heat to transform and nurture all things.
This is a way of looking at the sky and the earth, and all mediocrities and fools will know its origin; the yin is clear and the yang is clear, and the sages are rare in number.
Therefore, by observing and experiencing the changes of heaven and earth, even ordinary and stupid people can know some of its signs; to understand the changes of yin and yang, even the virtuous and wise people rarely study them thoroughly. changes regularly.
However, the reason why heaven and earth are close to yin and yang is easy to recognize because they have images; the reason why yin and yang are close to heaven and earth and difficult to recognize is because they are invisible.
But the reason why heaven and earth contain the changes of yin and yang and is easy to understand is because heaven and earth have shapes; the reason why yin and yang change between heaven and earth and is difficult to study thoroughly is because the changes of yin and yang have no shape.
Therefore, we know that the image is obvious and can be marked, but even if we are stupid, we will not be confused;
Therefore, the image of heaven and earth is exposed and can be verified, and even stupid people can understand it; while the changes of yin and yang are hidden and no one can see it, even smart people will still be confused.
Moreover, Buddhism and Taoism respect emptiness, take advantage of the secluded world to control silence, promote blessings to thousands of people, protect the ten directions, lift up the mighty spirit and be supreme, suppress the divine power without being inferior.
Moreover, Buddhism and Taoism admire the void, which uses secrets to control the transcendent realm. It also advocates widespread relief of many living beings and uses Buddhist theories to govern the world. Once Buddhism exerts its divine power, there is no upper limit, and there is no lower limit to the ability to restrain magical power.
The big ones are spread across the universe, and the small ones are captured within a millimeter.
Buddhism and Taoism can be said to spread all over the universe from a large perspective, but from a small perspective, they can be narrowed down to every detail.
It is neither destroyed nor born, it lasts for thousands of kalpas and remains unchanged; if it is hidden or revealed, it brings hundreds of blessings and lasts forever.
Because Buddhism advocates immortality and transcendence, it will never decline despite the passage of time. Sometimes it is hidden, sometimes it is revealed, conveying countless happiness in various forms until now.
The wonderful way is so mysterious that one cannot know where it comes from.
The wonderful principles and profound mysteries contained in Buddhism, no one knows its limits even if they follow it; the spread of Buddhism is profound and quiet, and no one can explore it even if it is respected the root of.
Therefore, I know that stupid people are stupid and ordinary people, and they are just mediocre. If you follow his purpose, you can have no doubts!
So many ordinary and ignorant people, as well as those mediocre and humble people, can they not be confused and puzzled when facing the profound purpose of Buddhism?
However, the rise of great religions is based on the western soil. It rises in the Han Dynasty and brings bright dreams, and shines in the eastern regions and flows with compassion.
However, Buddhism was born and rose in the West. It spread to the Tang Dynasty and Han Dynasty like a bright dream, shining on the Tang Dynasty and spreading love.
In the past, when fractals were separated and traces were separated, words were not yet developed but they were transformed; when they appeared in the world of eternity, the people admired virtue and knew how to obey it.
A long time ago, when the world first opened, language had not spread and education had not yet been formed. Today, people admire virtue and know how to follow etiquette.
As soon as the shadows return to their true form and the rituals move across the world,
In the long wait, when human beings return from the chaos and darkness to the original and pure days of today, the world changes and the law takes place. change.
The golden face covers the color and does not reflect the light of the three thousand worlds;
Earlier, the glorious face of the Buddha was obscured by a color, and the light of the Buddha could not shine on the three thousand worlds;
The beautiful elephant opens the picture, and the four or eight signs are empty.
Now its beautiful image can be unfolded. We seem to see a Buddha statue sitting in the sky, and even its thirty-two distinctive features are clearly visible.
Thus, the subtle words were widely spread, and the people were saved in three places;
As a result, the exquisite language spread widely, and it was possible to save all things from the suffering of life and death. Therefore, the reasonable words spoken by our ancestors can be spread for a long time, and can guide all sentient beings through suffering in the vast land.
However, the true religion is difficult to admire and cannot be unified.
However, in the long history of history, it is difficult for the true religion to spread widely, and various sects cannot unify the essence of the true religion. Belong together;
It is easy to follow what is right and what is wrong.
However, it is easy for people to follow the eccentric and improper knowledge, so the doctrines between evil and righteousness are intertwined and confused.
So the theory of emptiness and existence is not a matter of custom;
Therefore, the emptiness sect and the You sect have their own views; sometimes disputes arise due to the old customs.
The multiplication of large and small, first and then rise and fall.
As a result, the doctrines of Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana Buddhism temporarily spread alternately with the passage of time, rising or declining.
Master Xuanzang is the leader of the sect.
There was a master named Xuanzang, who was the leader of the sect.
He was chaste and sensitive at a young age, and he realized the three emptinesses early;
He was smart and loyal since he was a child, and he was able to understand the teachings of the "three emptinesses" early on;
The spirit of long-lasting friendship, the journey of the Four Forbearances.
When he grew up, his expression and personality were very consistent with the requirements of Buddhism. He always insisted on Buddhist practice including the realm of "Four Ninjas".
The pine, fengshui and moon are not as good as Qinghua; the fairy dew and the pearl can only make it bright and moist.
Even the breeze in the pine forest stream and the bright moon in the lake cannot compare with his beauty; even the morning dew from the fairy drink and the bright pearls can not compare with his brightness and moistness. ?
Therefore, if one is wise and has no fatigue, divine judgment has not yet formed, transcending the six dusts and standing out, it will only last through the ages without being correct.
Therefore, he has extraordinary wisdom, no worries, clear spirit, and does not reveal himself; he transcends the "six emptinesses" and is different from ordinary people. For many years, no one can compare with him.
Concentrating on the inner state of my mind, I feel sad that the rectification of the Dharma is late; I dwell on the Taoism and feel the absurdity of the profound text.
He concentrated on cultivating himself from the inside, and often felt sad about the decline of orthodox Buddhism; he studied Buddhism quietly, and often sighed because this profound theory was misrepresented;
Thoughts If you want to analyze the truth, you should learn from others before you, cut off the false and continue the true, and start learning from others.
He wanted to distinguish and analyze scriptures in an orderly manner and expand the ancient scriptures of Buddhism; remove the false ones and retain the true ones, so that future generations of scholars would no longer confuse the true and false.
So I traveled to the Western Regions with my heart set on the Pure Land.
Therefore, he yearned for the Pure Land and went to the Western Regions to study.
Taking advantage of danger and marching far away, the staff leads the lonely expedition.
He risked his life and traveled thousands of miles; he traveled alone on crutches.
The snow is flying in the morning, and we lose ground during the journey;
There are countless difficulties and dangers on the way. The sky is covered with snow in the morning, and sometimes we can't find a place to stay during the journey;
< p>The frightening sand rises in the evening, and the sky is lost in the sky.The rolling sand in the evening obscured the sky and the moon, making it difficult to discern the direction.
Thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, the shadows are coming in through the haze;
Above the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, there is his figure pushing forward through obstacles and fog;
Hundreds of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers. The weather is heavy with cold and heat, and the frost and rain (sometimes called "snow" in the original version) are creeping forward.
Throughout the many seasons of severe cold and scorching heat, he left behind the footprints of his progress through frost and rain.
Honesty is more important than hard work,
With his sincerity to the Buddha, he regarded the hard work as a trivial matter,
Pursuing deep wishes,
I hope that my wish will come true.
Traveling around Xiyu for seven years out of ten.
He traveled throughout the Western Regions for seventeen years.
He traveled through many countries to inquire about the orthodox religion.
He went through all the places he passed, inquiring and pursuing the orthodox religion.
Shuanglin and Bashui, delicious food,
He passed by Shuanglin; to Bashui, he experienced the noble customs of the Buddhist holy land;
Luyuan Jiufeng , admiring the wonders.
He went to the Deer Park, climbed the Eagle Peak, and paid homage to the rare treasures and strange paths that the Buddha had lived.
Inherit the best words from the sages, receive the true teachings from the sages, explore the wonderful doors, and master the secrets.
He received profound knowledge from the sages and saints.
The Tao of the Five Laws of One Vehicle rushes through the heart; the text of the Eight Treasures and Three Boxes makes waves in the sea of ????mouth.
He quickly remembered the Buddhist teachings of "One Vehicle" and "Five Laws" in his mind. Regarding the Buddhist theories of "Eight Treasures" and "Three Boxes", he spoke like waves and flowing water. Continuously.
From all the countries he has visited, he has compiled six hundred and fifty-seven volumes of the essential texts of the Tripitaka, translated and distributed in Zhongxia, to promote his victorious deeds.
So Xuanzang collected and absorbed the main works of Tripitaka from the large and small countries he passed through, a total of 657 volumes, translated them into Chinese and spread them in the Central Plains. From then on, this Great achievements are publicized.
Introduce the clouds of kindness to the west, pour the rain of Dharma in the east.
The clouds of kindness slowly float from the west, and the Buddha's merits are spread like timely rain. In the land of the Tang Dynasty.
The holy religion is missing but restored, and the common people are guilty but blessed.
The incomplete Buddhist teachings were finally restored to integrity, and the people living in suffering became happy again.
The dry flames of the wet fire house will finally save the lost;
Extinguished the raging fire burning in the fire house, (saved all the people from the dire straits and heat), and will no longer be lost. Direction;
Lang loves the faint waves of the water and reaches the other shore together.
The Buddha's light shines universally, dispelling the darkness and illuminating all living beings to reach the other side beyond life and death.
This is to understand that evil deeds will fall due to karma, and good deeds will rise due to fate.
Therefore, we understand that doing evil will result in retribution and falling into the sea of ??suffering, and doing good will definitely lead to promotion due to Buddha fate. Into heaven.
The ends of rising and falling can only be entrusted by people.
Why there are ups and downs? It all depends on what people do.
For example, the osmanthus grows on high mountains, and its flowers can only be wiped out by zero dew; the lotus grows in Lubo, and flying dust cannot stain its leaves.
For example, the sweet-scented osmanthus grows on high mountains, and only the rain and dew from the sky can nourish its flowers; the lotus comes from clear lake water, and the flying dust will not tarnish its leaves.
The nature of non-lotus is self-purifying and the nature of cinnamon is pure. If the good reason is high, then small things cannot be tired; if the good reason is pure, then turbid things cannot be stained.
This does not mean that the lotus is originally clean and the sweet-scented osmanthus is originally chaste. It is because the conditions to which the sweet-scented osmanthus is attached are inherently high, so those despicable things cannot harm it; the lotus attached to it is inherently clean, so Those dirty things can't stain it.
I am ignorant of flowers and trees, but I still end up doing good things by virtue of my talents. What’s more, if I have knowledge of human relations, I don’t want to be happy but I want to be happy!
Flowers, plants and trees are not sentient, but they can achieve good deeds by virtue of good conditions. What's more, human beings have flesh and blood and thinking, but they cannot seek happiness by virtue of good conditions.
Fang Jizi’s flowing blessings will make the sun and moon infinite; Si Fu’s blessing will be forever great with the universe.
I hope that this "Holy Teachings of the Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty" can be spread widely, like the sun and the moon, shining forever; that this blessing can be spread to the world for a long time, and coexist with heaven and earth, Carry forward the vastness.
(The above is the preface written by Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty)
{On the day Xuanzang presented the memorial, the emperor issued an edict saying:}
I have just thanked Guizhang. .
My talents are not as precious as Guizhang’s jade,
I am ashamed to say so.
Words cannot be learned and understood.
As for the inner canon. Especially not idle.
As for Buddhist scriptures, I am especially unfamiliar with them.
The preface was written yesterday. Painted as despicable.
The preface I wrote yesterday was very poor.
I was afraid that the ink would be dirty on the gold slips.
Lest my pen and ink will stain the golden slips,
mark the rubble in the forest.
My words are like rubble mixed into the forest of pearls.
Suddenly I got a letter. Absolute praise.
I suddenly received a letter from the Master and received inappropriate praise.
{After Xuanzang received the emperor's edict, he thanked him again. The emperor issued an edict and said:}
Think carefully. Mi Gai is shameless.
I bowed myself to think and reflect, and felt even more shameless.
Goodness is not enough, thank you for your hard work.
My preface is not worthy of praise and praise. Master Konglao wrote a letter of thanks.
The emperor discussed Tripitaka in the Spring Palace. Holy records.
Reply from Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty
{The Crown Prince Li Zhi (who was still the prince at the time and was already the emperor when the stele was carved, hence the saying that "the emperor recounted Tripitaka in the erotic palace") also wrote "Shu Tripi?aka" says:}
If you propagate the orthodox religion, you cannot spread it without wisdom. Advocate for subtle words.
To promote correct Buddhism, if you are not a wise man, you cannot make the scriptures broad and admire subtle words.
No one but a wise man can determine its purpose.
If you are not a sage, you cannot determine its purpose.
Gai Zhenru is a saint. Xuanzong of all laws. It belongs to the Sutras.
Because it is like a holy teaching, the mysterious source of various Buddhist dharma, and the standard for various sutras and treatises!
Comprehensive and comprehensive. The purpose is profound. Extremely empty and subtle. The secret of physical decline.
It encompasses the grand and long-term, the profound purpose, the subtleties of emptiness and existence, and realizes the secret of birth and death.
Ci Mudao Kuang. Those who seek it do not investigate its source. The text is clear and secluded.
The words are luxuriant and the principles are vast, and those who seek its principles cannot fathom its origin; the words are clear and the principles are profound, and those who follow them cannot fathom their consequences.
Those who practice according to it cannot detect its boundaries.
Therefore, I know that the Holy Mercy has been adopted. There is no perfection in a career without good deeds.
Thus, we know that the karma contained in the Buddha's holy mercy is harmless and does not reach the other side;
It is applied by wonderful transformation. The fate is not bad but not bad.
The causes and conditions covered by the Buddha's wonderful transformation are not evil and will not be cut off.
Open the laws and regulations. Promote the orthodox teaching of the Six Perfections.
Educate the principles of the Dharma Net and promote the orthodox teaching of the Six Perfections (generosity refers to charity, observance of precepts, patience, diligence, concentration, and wisdom.),
Save the people from suffering . This is the secret of the Tripitaka.
Save all sentient beings from misery and unlock the secrets of Tripitaka.
The name flies without wings. The Tao has no roots but is eternal.
Therefore, the Buddha's name flies in the sky without wings, and the Buddha's way has no foundation but is eternally solid.
Tao celebrities celebrate. The calendar is ancient and the town is constant.
Happiness flows from the Buddha's Tao and name. Through the ages, the Tao and the name remain unchanged;
Go to the induction body. Immortal through the tribulation of earthly existence.
The Buddha's corresponding body appears, and after experiencing earthly calamities, his corresponding body remains immortal.
Morning bell and evening bell. Give two notes to Jiufeng.
The bells in the morning and the Sanskrit chants at night, the two sounds meet at the Eagle Peak;
The flow of Hui Ri Dharma. Turn the two wheels on the deer.
The sun of wisdom shines high, the Dharma circulates, and the Buddha turns the two wheels of concentration and wisdom in Sarnath.
Empty the treasure cover. Catch the flying clouds and fly.
The sky is lined with treasure canopies, connected with the lower clouds and flying together;
The spring forest in the village. Combined with smallpox.
The spring woods in the wilderness outside the village combine with the fairy flowers in the sky to create a continuum of colors.
His Majesty Emperor Fu Wei. Shangxuan Zifu. The arch is used to control the eight desolations.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Emperor, takes advocating philosophy as the capital of happiness, and does nothing to control the remote areas in all directions of the country;
Virtue is defeated by Guizhou and Li. He gathers his ribs and heads toward all nations.
The virtuous government is applied to the people, and the sleeves are straightened, and all the nations come to pay tribute;
The kindness is added to the rotten bones. The stone chamber belongs to Baye's writing.
Blessings are given to those who have died, and the Bayeux scriptures are hidden in stone chambers;
Never the insects. A verse about the flow of the Brahma in the Golden Chamber.
The benefits extend to the insects, and Sanskrit verses flow into the Golden Chamber (the Golden Chamber and the Stone Chamber are metaphors for the national library).
Then he sent Ah (He Sha) to reach the water. The Eight Rivers of Tongshen Xun. Qijue Mountain. Connecting to the green ridge of Songhua.
As a result, the Aita River in India was connected with the great river of China, and the elders dug mountains to connect with the green ridges of Artemisia Mountain and Huashan Mountain.
Stealing one's nature and virtue to create tranquility. The elk returns to his heart but cannot understand.
I believe that the Buddha's Dharma nature is calm and silent, and it is impossible to communicate without focusing on the Dharma;
The wisdom and earth are mysterious. The feeling is sincere and obvious.
The Buddha’s wisdom is profound and can be revealed through sincere induction.
How can it be called a dark night? The light of candle and torch.
Unexpectedly, in the dark night, the light of the torch of wisdom was lit;
The dynasty of the burning house. The rain of Dharma falls on the lake.
When the house is on fire, the sweet rain of Dharma falls.
So the rivers flowed in different directions. Together in the sea.
So, although hundreds of rivers flow in different directions, they all meet in the sea;
Ten thousand rivers are different. The result is real.
All kinds of things have different meanings, but they are all realities that achieve the truth.
How can we compare the pros and cons with Tang Wu? Yao and Shun were more holy and virtuous than him.
Excerpted from "Baidu Tieba"