Diamond Sutra
The Diamond Sutra (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) is a Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtra from the "Perfection of Wisdom" genre.
Quotes
[edit]- 須菩提！
- 若菩薩有
- 我相、人相、眾生相、壽者相，
- 即非菩薩。
- Subhūti, if a bodhisattva has a notion of a self, a notion of a person, a notion of a being, or a notion of a life, he is not a bodhisattva.
- Section 3
- 若取法相，
- 即著我、人、眾生、壽者。
- 何以故？
- 若取非法相，
- 即著我、人、眾生、壽者。
- 是故不應取法，
- 不應取非法。
- 以是義故，
- 如來常說：
- 汝等比丘，
- 知我說法，
- 如筏喻者，
- 法尚應捨，
- 何況非法。
- When one grasps at non-dharmas, then that is immediate attachment to a self, a person, a being, and a life. Therefore, you should neither grasp at dharmas, nor should you grasp at non-dharmas. Regarding this principle, the Tathāgata frequently says, ‘You bhikṣus should know that the dharma I speak is like a raft. Even dharmas should be relinquished, so how much more so the non-dharmas?’
- Section 6
- 如我解佛所說義，
- 無有定法，
- 名『阿耨多羅三藐三菩提』，
- 亦無有定法，
- 如來可說。
- 何以故？
- 如來所說法。
- 皆不可取、不可說；
- 非法，非非法。
- 所以者何？
- 一切賢聖，
- 皆以無為法而有差別。
- There is no fixed dharma of Anuttarā Samyaksaṃbodhi [Supreme Enlightenment], nor is there a fixed dharma the Tathāgata can speak. Why? The Tathāgata’s exposition of the Dharma [teaching] can never be grasped or spoken, being neither dharma nor non-dharma [being neither a fixed rule nor licence]. What is it, then? All the noble ones are distinguished by the unconditioned Dharma.
- Section 7
- 具足色身，
- 即非具足色身，
- 是名具足色身。
- The perfected body of form that the Tathāgata speaks of is itself not a perfected body of form, and is thus called the perfected body of form.
- Section 20
- 須菩提！
- 汝勿謂如來作是念：
- 『我當有所說法。』
- 莫作是念。
- 何以故？
- 若人言：
- 如來有所說法，
- 即為謗佛，
- 不能解我所說故。
- 須菩提！
- 說法者，
- 無法可說，
- 是名說法。
- Subhūti, do not say that it occurs to the Tathāgata, ‘I have a spoken Dharma.’ Do not compose this thought. Why? If someone says ‘The Tathāgata has a spoken Dharma,’ then this is like slandering the Buddha, because my teachings have not been understood. Subhūti, one who speaks the Dharma is unable to speak any dharma, and it is thus called speaking the Dharma.
- Section 21
- 若以色見我，
- 以音聲求我，
- 是人行邪道，
- 不能見如來。
- If one perceives me in forms,
- If one listens for me in sounds,
- This person practices a deviant path
- And cannot see the Tathāgata.
- Section 26
- 須菩提！
- 若有人言：
- 如來若來若去，
- 若坐若臥，
- 是人不解我所說義。
- 何以故？
- 如來者，
- 無所從來，
- 亦無所去，
- 故名如來。
- Subhūti, if someone says that the Tathāgata comes, goes, sits, or lies down, then this person does not understand the meaning of my teachings. Why? The Tathāgata is one who neither comes nor goes anywhere, and for this reason is called the Tathāgata.
- Section 29
- 一切有為法，
- 如夢幻泡影，
- 如露亦如電，
- 應作如是觀。
- All conditioned dharmas
- Are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, or shadows;
- Like drops of dew, or like flashes of lightning;
- Thusly should they be contemplated.
- Section 32
