佛說三轉法輪經
The Buddha's Discourse on Turning the Wheel of Dharma Three Times
三藏法師義淨奉制譯
Translation by the Tripitaka Master Yijing, by Imperial Command
如是我聞：
This is what I heard:
一時，薄伽梵在婆羅痆斯仙人墮處施鹿林中。爾時，世尊告五苾芻曰：「汝等苾芻！此苦聖諦，於所聞法如理作意，能生眼智明覺。汝等苾芻！此苦集、苦滅、順苦滅道聖諦之法，如理作意，能生眼智明覺。
At one time, the Blessed One was dwelling in the Deer Park at Isipatana, near Varanasi. Then the World-Honored One addressed the group of five monks, saying:
“Monks, this noble truth of suffering—when you reflect wisely upon the teachings you have heard, it gives rise to insight, wisdom, and clear understanding.
Monks, this noble truth of the origin of suffering, the noble truth of the cessation of suffering, and the noble truth of the path leading to the cessation of suffering—when you reflect wisely upon these teachings, they give rise to insight, wisdom, and clear understanding.”
「汝等苾芻！此苦聖諦是所了法，如是應知，於所聞法如理作意，能生眼智明覺。
Monks! This Noble Truth of Suffering is a reality to be understood. You should know it as such. Through proper attention to the teachings you have heard, you will give rise to insight, wisdom, and clear understanding.
「汝等苾芻！此苦集聖諦是所了法，如是應斷，於所聞法如理作意，能生眼智明覺。
Monks, this Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering is to be understood. It should be abandoned. When you contemplate the teachings you have heard with proper attention, it gives rise to vision, knowledge, wisdom, and insight.
「汝等苾芻！此苦滅聖諦是所了法，如是應證，於所聞法如理作意，能生眼智明覺。
Monks, this Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering is a truth to be realized. It should be directly experienced. When you listen to the teachings and reflect on them properly, this gives rise to insight, wisdom, and clear understanding.
「汝等苾芻！此順苦滅道聖諦是所了法，如是應修，於所聞法如理作意，能生眼智明覺。
Monks, this Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is a teaching to be understood. You should practice accordingly. When you hear the Dharma, reflect on it properly, and it will give rise to insight, wisdom, and clear understanding.
「汝等苾芻！此苦聖諦是所了法，如是已知，於所聞法如理作意，能生眼智明覺。
Monks, this Noble Truth of Suffering is something to be fully understood. It has been understood. When you reflect wisely on what you have heard, it gives rise to insight, wisdom, and awakening.
「汝等苾芻！此苦集聖諦是所了法，如是已斷，於所聞法如理作意，能生眼智明覺。
Monks! This Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering is to be understood. Having understood it, it is to be abandoned. By reflecting wisely on what you have heard, you can give rise to insight, wisdom, and clear understanding.
「汝等苾芻！此苦滅聖諦是所了法，如是已證，於所聞法如理作意，能生眼智明覺。
Monks, this truth of the cessation of suffering is a reality to be realized. It has been realized. When you reflect properly on what you have heard, it gives rise to insight, wisdom, and awakening.
「汝等苾芻！此順苦滅道聖諦是所了法，如是已修，於所聞法如理作意，能生眼智明覺。
O monks! This Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering is the teaching to be realized. Having cultivated it in this way, through proper reflection on what has been heard, one can give rise to vision, knowledge, insight, and awakening.
「汝等苾芻！若我於此四聖諦法未了三轉十二相者，眼智明覺皆不得生，我則不於諸天魔梵、沙門婆羅門一切世間，捨離煩惱心得解脫，不能證得無上菩提。
"O monks, if I had not fully understood these Four Noble Truths through the three turnings and twelve aspects, then the eye of wisdom, clarity, and awakening would not have arisen in me. I would not have been able to renounce the afflictions in the presence of all heavenly beings, Māra, Brahmā, ascetics, and brahmins of this world, nor would I have attained liberation of mind or realized supreme enlightenment."
「汝等苾芻！由我於此四聖諦法解了三轉十二相故，眼智明覺皆悉得生，乃於諸天魔梵、沙門婆羅門一切世間，捨離煩惱心得解脫，便能證得無上菩提。」
"Monks, because I have fully understood these Four Noble Truths in their three aspects and twelve characteristics, the eye of wisdom, the light of insight, and the clarity of realization have all arisen within me. Thus, among all beings—whether celestial, demonic, human, or divine, among ascetics, brahmins, and throughout the entire world—I have abandoned afflictions, attained liberation of mind, and realized supreme enlightenment."
爾時世尊說是法時，具壽憍陳如及八萬諸天，遠塵離垢得法眼淨。佛告憍陳如：「汝解此法不？」
At that moment, when the World-Honored One finished speaking this teaching, the Venerable Kaundinya and eighty thousand heavenly beings, free from defilements and impurities, attained the pure Dharma-eye. The Buddha asked Kaundinya, "Do you understand this teaching?"
答言：「已解。世尊！」
"I understand, World-Honored One."
「汝解此法不？」
"Do you understand this teaching?"
答言：「已解。善逝！」由憍陳如解了法故，因此即名阿若憍陳如(阿若是解了義)。
He replied, "I have understood, O Well-Gone One!" Because Kaudinya understood the Dharma, he was then named Ajñāta Kaudinya(Ajñāta means 'one who has understood').
是時地居藥叉聞佛說已，出大音聲，告人天曰：「仁等當知，佛在婆羅痆斯仙人墮處施鹿林中，廣說三轉十二行相法輪，由此能於天人魔梵、沙門婆羅門一切世間，為大饒益，令同梵行者速至安隱涅槃之處，人天增盛阿蘇羅減少。」由彼藥叉作如是告，虛空諸天四大王眾皆悉聞知。如是展轉於剎那頃盡六欲天，須臾之間乃至梵天普聞其響，梵眾聞已復皆遍告廣說如前，因名此經為三轉法輪。
At that moment, the earth-dwelling yakshas, having heard the Buddha's words, raised their voices loudly and proclaimed to humans and gods: "All of you should know—the Buddha is in the Deer Park at Sarnath, the place where sages once dwelled, expounding the Dharma Wheel of the Three Turnings and Twelve Aspects. Through this teaching, he brings immense benefit to all beings—gods, humans, demons, Brahma, ascetics, brahmins, and the entire world—enabling those who walk the noble path to swiftly reach the peaceful shore of Nirvana. Gods and humans flourish, while the asuras diminish."
When the yakshas made this proclamation, the celestial beings of the sky, including the Four Heavenly Kings, all heard it. From there, the news spread in an instant throughout the six desire heavens, and in a short while, even the Brahma heavens resounded with the message. Hearing it, the Brahma assemblies further proclaimed it far and wide, just as before. And so this sutra came to be known as *The Three Turnings of the Dharma Wheel*.
時五苾芻及人天等，聞佛說已，歡喜奉行。
Then the five bhikkhus and all the humans and devas, having heard the Buddha's teaching, joyfully accepted and practiced it.
佛說三轉法輪經
The Buddha's Discourse on Turning the Wheel of Dharma Three Times