金剛般若經序
Preface to the Diamond Sutra
胡吉藏法師撰
Composed by Master Huijizang
金剛般若波羅蜜經者，斯乃是三觀之虛明、一實之淵致，昔仙人苑內未燿此摩尼、今長者園中方灑茲甘露，良由小志先開，故早馳羊鹿；大心始發，方駕此白牛。斯乃正教之供範、薩埵明訓，非雲非雨，德潤四生；非日非月，照明三界；統萬行，若滄海之納眾流；蕩紛異，若冬霜之凋百草。若具存梵本，應云跋闍羅般若波羅蜜修多羅，此土翻譯金剛智慧彼岸到。經明無累不摧，稱曰金剛；無境不照，目為般若；永勉彼此，名波羅蜜。經者，訓法、常也。
The Diamond Sutra of Perfect Wisdom is the clear light of the three contemplations and the profound essence of ultimate reality. In the past, within the groves of sages, this luminous jewel had not yet shone; now, in the garden of the Elder, this sweet dew is being sprinkled. It is truly because those of lesser aspiration first opened their minds that they earlier raced with the sheep and deer; only when the great mind arises does one ride this white ox. This is the supreme model of the true teaching, the bright instruction for all beings. It is not cloud nor rain, yet its virtue moistens all four kinds of life; it is not sun nor moon, yet its radiance illuminates the three realms. It unites all practices as the great ocean receives all streams; it sweeps away confusion and difference as the winter frost withers the hundred grasses.
If we were to preserve the original Sanskrit title, it should be called "Vajra Prajñā Pāramitā Sūtra." In this land, it is translated as "The Sutra on the Diamond-like Wisdom That Reaches the Other Shore." The sutra clarifies that there is no bondage it does not shatter—thus it is called "Diamond." There is no realm it does not illuminate—thus it is named "Wisdom." It eternally transcends duality—thus it is termed "Reaching the Other Shore." As for "Sutra," it means "teaching" and "eternal truth."