佛說法印經
The Buddha's Teaching on the Dharma Seal
西天譯經三藏朝奉大夫試鴻臚卿傳法大師臣施護奉 詔譯
Translated by Dharma Master Shi Hu, Imperial Commissioner of the Western Regions, Court Attendant, and Examiner of the Court of State Ceremonial,
爾時，佛在舍衛國，與苾芻眾俱。是時，佛告苾芻眾言：「汝等當知，有聖法印，我今為汝分別演說。汝等應起清淨知見，諦聽諦受，如善作意，記念思惟。」時，諸苾芻即白佛言：「善哉！世尊！願為宣說，我等樂聞。」
At that time, the Buddha was in the city of Shravasti, together with the assembly of bhikkhus. Then, the Buddha addressed the bhikkhus, saying: "You should know that there is a sacred Dharma Seal. I will now explain it to you in detail. You should arouse pure knowledge and vision, listen attentively, receive it mindfully, reflect carefully, and remember it well."
Then, the bhikkhus replied to the Buddha: "Excellent, World-Honored One! Please expound it. We are eager to hear."
佛言：「苾芻！空性無所有，無妄想，無所生，無所滅，離諸知見。何以故？空性無處所，無色相，非有想，本無所生，非知見所及，離諸有著。由離著故，攝一切法，住平等見，是真實見。苾芻當知，空性如是，諸法亦然，是名法印。
The Buddha said: "Monks, emptiness has no existence, no deluded thoughts, no arising, no ceasing, and is beyond all knowledge and views. Why? Because emptiness has no location, no form or appearance, is not an object of thought, originally unarisen, beyond the reach of knowledge and perception, and free from all attachments. Being free from attachment, it encompasses all phenomena, abiding in the view of equality—this is the true view. Monks, you should understand: emptiness is like this, and all phenomena are likewise. This is called the Dharma Seal."
「復次，諸苾芻！此法印者，即是三解脫門，是諸佛根本法，為諸佛眼，是即諸佛所歸趣故。是故汝等，諦聽諦受，記念思惟，如實觀察。
Furthermore, O Bhikkhus, this Dharma Seal is the Three Gates of Liberation. It is the fundamental Dharma of all Buddhas, the eye of all Buddhas, and the very destination to which all Buddhas return. Therefore, listen carefully, receive it well, remember it, reflect upon it, and observe it as it truly is.
「復次，苾芻！若有修行者，當往林間，或居樹下諸寂靜處，如實觀察，色是苦，是空，是無常，當生厭離，住平等見。如是觀察受、想、行、識，是苦、是空、是無常，當生厭離，住平等見。諸苾芻！諸蘊本空，由心所生，心法滅已，諸蘊無作。如是了知，即正解脫，正解脫已，離諸知見，是名空解脫門。
Further, monks: when a practitioner goes to the forest, sits at the foot of a tree, or in any quiet place, let them observe clearly: form is suffering, is empty, is impermanent. Let them develop disenchantment and abide in balanced understanding. In the same way, observe feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness: they are suffering, they are empty, they are impermanent. Let them develop disenchantment and abide in balanced understanding. Monks, the aggregates are originally empty, born from the mind. When mental activity ceases, the aggregates become disengaged. To understand this is true liberation. Once truly liberated, one lets go of all views and knowledge. This is called the Gate of Liberation through Emptiness.
「復次，住三摩地，觀諸色境，皆悉滅盡，離諸有想，如是聲、香、味、觸、法，亦皆滅盡離諸有想，如是觀察名為無想解脫門。入是解脫門已，即得知見清淨。由是清淨故，即貪瞋癡皆悉滅盡。彼滅盡已，住平等見。住是見者，即離我見及我所見，即了諸見，無所生起，無所依止。
"Furthermore, when abiding in meditative concentration, observe how all forms and appearances completely cease, free from all attachment to existence. In the same way, sounds, scents, tastes, touches, and mental objects also cease entirely, free from all attachment to existence. This kind of observation is called the 'Door to Liberation through the Signless.' Upon entering this door of liberation, one attains purity of knowledge and vision. Through this purity, greed, anger, and delusion are all completely eliminated. Once these are eliminated, one abides in balanced, equal view. Abiding in this view, one is freed from the view of a self and the view of what belongs to a self. Thus, one understands all views as having no arising, no foundation.
「復次，離我見已，即無見無聞，無覺無知。何以故？由因緣故，而生諸識，即彼因緣，及所生識，皆悉無常，以無常故，識不可得。識蘊既空，無所造作，是名無作解脫門。入是解脫門已，知法究竟，於法無著，證法寂滅。」
佛告諸苾芻：「如是名為聖法印，即是三解脫門。汝諸苾芻，若修學者，即得知見清淨。」
時，諸苾芻，聞是法已，皆大歡喜，頂禮信受。
At that time, all the monks, having heard this teaching, were filled with great joy. They bowed in reverence and accepted it with faith.
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