阿惟越致遮經八等品第四
佛告阿難：「如來、至真、等正覺何故讚揚菩薩八等之義？於此菩薩遠于八邪，獲致脫門而無所著。
The Buddha said to Ānanda, "Why does the Tathāgata, the Truly and Perfectly Enlightened One, praise the meaning of the bodhisattvas' Eightfold Equality? In this, bodhisattvas distance themselves from the eight wrong views, attain the door of liberation without attachment.
「不猗八正，度凡夫法，立於道義，獲致中正，超于凡俗，願立道慧，不見得塗，出於邪逕，常住正觀，獲平等跡。離於貪身，願住道義，逮致佛身。除超人想，常思佛教，等心一切。
"Not depending on the Eightfold Path, transcending ordinary people's dharmas, establishing the meaning of the path, attaining the middle correctness, surpassing the mundane, wishing to establish path-wisdom, not seeing the attainment of a path, exiting wrong tracks, constantly abiding in right view, attaining the footprints of equality. Departing from the greedy body, wishing to abide in the meaning of the path, attaining the Buddha-body. Eliminating and transcending the conception of persons, constantly contemplating the Buddha's teachings, having an equal mind toward all.
「遠眾生著，常處無猗，諸法悉斷。所以者何？法不可獲，身所崇力；離世俗籍，慕度世典；獲定法界。不逮道法、亦不離俗，釋有無義，遵修平夷。捨斷著想，去來現在心念無殊，不得道意。所以者何？等志一切遵修普慧，毒火、刀杖不能危身。
"Distancing from attachment to sentient beings, constantly dwelling without dependency, with all dharmas completely cut off. Why is this so? Dharma cannot be attained, the power revered by the body; departing from worldly ties, longing for world-transcending scriptures; attaining the stabilized dharmadhātu. Not attaining the Dharma of the path, yet not departing from the mundane, explaining the meaning of existence and non-existence, cultivating evenness. Abandoning and cutting off attachment-conceptions, with no distinction in mind between past, present, and future, not attaining the mind of the path. Why is this so? Equalizing aspiration toward all, cultivating universal wisdom, poison, fire, and weapons cannot endanger the body.
「悉捨諸界致于佛土，不離諸道立無去來，道所往來輒弘大安，故曰菩薩塗不有住。所以者何？佛道則空，是故無處。以無所住，刀不向身，無能害者，斯謂獲安。適逮此行，無學不學，亦非所求。不得聖賢，志未甞慕。以是之故，刀不能害，身無能動搖。一切道遵空，分別空慧，刀不能害。
"Completely abandoning all realms to reach the Buddha-land, not departing from all paths while establishing non-coming and non-going, the path's comings and goings always establishing great peace, therefore it is said that the bodhisattva's path has no abiding. Why is this so? The Buddha's path is empty, therefore there is no place. Because there is no abiding, knives do not approach the body, there is none who can harm—this is called attaining peace. Having attained this practice, there is neither learning nor non-learning, nor is it sought. Not attaining sages and worthies, never aspiring to it. For this reason, knives cannot harm, the body cannot be shaken. All paths follow emptiness, discerning the wisdom of emptiness, knives cannot harm.
「用弘大慈愍，於眾生得寂定界，逮澹然界。弘施非哀，棄捐瞋恚。其行慈者，則發明慧，以慈化世，成就大哀。不得人處，厥慈具足，刀不能傷。
"Using great compassion, attaining the realm of tranquility among sentient beings, reaching the realm of serenity. Vastly giving without sorrow, abandoning anger. Those who practice compassion develop bright wisdom, transforming the world with compassion, accomplishing great sorrow. Not attaining the place of persons, their compassion is complete, knives cannot wound.
「等於欲界、色界、無色界，等于法界、平均之界，道無若干。不興識念，無有瞋恚，離於調戲，寂然無音。法界如此，度諸所有，菩薩造行，諸可專心。一切音聲所至到處，法莫有所奉，不住終始。
"Equal to the desire realm, form realm, and formless realm, equal to the dharmadhātu, the realm of equality, the path not being manifold. Not arousing consciousness-thought, without anger, departing from frivolity, tranquil without sound. The dharmadhātu is like this, transcending all existences, the bodhisattva's practices, all that can be concentrated on. Wherever all sounds reach, the dharma has nothing to uphold, not abiding in beginning or end.
「群黎所趣但音聲耳，所為了了講法化者，有無說想與其言也。以捨我想度諸音聲，越于等邪，逮得是教。解一切法，言音聲耳，亦不獲法，莫有度者。是謂八等。未甞慕著一切音聲。」
"What the multitudes pursue is merely sound, what clearly teaches and transforms, has the conception of existence and non-existence with their words. By abandoning the conception of self, transcending all sounds, surpassing equality and wrong views, attaining this teaching. Understanding all dharmas as merely sound, also not attaining dharmas, there is none who crosses over. This is called the Eightfold Equality. Never longing for or being attached to all sounds."
佛於是頌曰：
Then the Buddha spoke these verses:
以住於八等， 逮致八解門， 於八無所著， 是謂為八等。
By abiding in the Eightfold Equality, Attaining the eight doors of liberation, Without attachment to the eight— This is called Eightfold Equality.
越八凡夫行， 得住於正議， 不覩中間慧， 是謂為八等。
Transcending the eight ordinary practices, Able to abide in right deliberation, Not seeing the middle wisdom— This is called Eightfold Equality.
超度俗夫行， 得住于佛道， 於是無所獲， 是謂為八等。
Surpassing the practices of worldly men, Able to abide in the Buddha's path, Therein having nothing to attain— This is called Eightfold Equality.
遠離眾邪見， 遵修於正見， 獲致平等道， 是謂為八等。
Distancing from all wrong views, Cultivating right views, Attaining the path of equality— This is called Eightfold Equality.
以除於貪己， 而立正聖道， 逮致得佛身， 是謂為八等。
By eliminating greed for self, And establishing the right holy path, Attaining the Buddha-body— This is called Eightfold Equality.
棄捐眾生想， 常志修佛行， 平均吾我人， 是謂為八等。
Abandoning the conception of sentient beings, Always aspiring to cultivate Buddha's practice, Equalizing I, me, and person— This is called Eightfold Equality.
得越眾生想， 住於無所處， 諸法盡逝過， 是謂為八等。
Transcending the conception of beings, Dwelling in a place of nowhere, All dharmas completely passing away— This is called Eightfold Equality.
捐離於俗法， 奉修聖正教， 而致寂然義， 是謂為八等。
Discarding worldly dharmas, Cultivating the holy right teaching, Thus attaining the meaning of tranquility— This is called Eightfold Equality.
所去為俗法， 佛道亦如是， 於此法無得， 是謂為八等。
What is abandoned is worldly dharma, The Buddha's path is also thus, In this dharma there is nothing to attain— This is called Eightfold Equality.
言有一本耳， 無有二元際， 蠲除如此念， 是謂為八等。
Speaking has only one root, There are no two original realms, Eliminating such thoughts— This is called Eightfold Equality.
不處於中間， 無志斷著行， 道慧如平一， 是謂為八等。
Not dwelling in the middle, Without aspiration to cut off attachment-practices, Path-wisdom as equality— This is called Eightfold Equality.
不得過去心， 當來亦如是， 平夷於現在， 是謂為八等。
Not attaining the past mind, The future also being thus, Leveling the present— This is called Eightfold Equality.
始無心所由， 其發道意者， 此心不可獲， 何緣如致道？
From the beginning, mind has no origin, For one who develops the path-mind, This mind cannot be attained— How then can one attain the path?
以入無所著， 如聖無可獲， 以故刀與毒， 莫能危之者。
By entering non-attachment, Like the holy with nothing to attain, Therefore knives and poisons Cannot endanger such a one.
脫離於五道， 眾相之所由， 具足於往返， 是故謂無欺。
Liberated from the five paths, The source of all marks, Perfect in coming and going— Therefore called without deception.
道捨不周旋， 所言音聲耳， 棄除諸響著， 是故不自欺。
The path abandons without circling around, What is spoken is merely sound, Discarding all attachment to echoes— Therefore not self-deceiving.
不得其所由， 從來亦如斯， 去來惟音身， 但勸於學者。
Not attaining its origin, From the beginning it has been so, Coming and going are merely sound and body, Only encouraging learners.
安化故有言， 其安亦復空， 以應如此學， 故能不自欺。
For peaceful transformation there is speech, Yet this peace is also empty, By responding to such learning, One can avoid self-deception.
菩薩所翫習， 了學如此慧， 一切無所斷， 是謂不自欺。
What bodhisattvas practice, Completely learning such wisdom, Nothing at all is cut off— This is called not self-deceiving.
彼不自貪己， 設有利刀刃， 不能加害身， 莫有動搖者。
Those not greedy for self, Even if there are sharp knife blades, Cannot harm the body, None can shake them.
普慈於一切， 樂道之大哀， 捐除恚害心， 利刀莫能加。
Universal compassion for all, Great sorrow delighting in the path, Discarding the mind of angry harm, Sharp knives cannot inflict.
設有欲害者， 自計身空無， 而致獲佛道， 刀則何緣傷？
If there are those wishing to harm, Self-calculating the body as empty and non-existent, Thus attaining the Buddha's path, How then can knives wound?
逮得澹然句， 棄除諸惡道， 一切殃盡滅， 刀刃不能害。
Attaining the passage of tranquility, Abandoning all evil paths, All calamities completely extinguished, Knife blades cannot harm.
成就於明慧， 聖達無所乏， 顯耀逮佛道， 以故刀不害。
Accomplishing bright wisdom, Holy understanding without lack, Radiantly attaining the Buddha's path, Therefore knives do not harm.
欲界及色界、 無色為三界， 等同斯三界， 是故不自欺。
The desire realm, form realm, And formless realm make three realms, Equal to these three realms— Therefore not self-deceiving.
等種成正覺， 不見名別異， 無陰豈所淨， 清淨遠調戲。
Equal seeds becoming right enlightenment, Not seeing different names, Without aggregates, how can there be purity? Pure and far from frivolity.
入斯平等跡， 故曰為菩薩， 若著音聲者， 無離於五道。
Entering these equal footprints, Therefore called bodhisattvas, If attached to sounds, There is no departure from the five paths.
雖言至法界， 講其無所去， 以逮不住忍， 謂之為八等。
Though speaking of reaching the dharmadhātu, Teaching that there is nowhere to go, By attaining non-abiding patience— This is called Eightfold Equality.
分別諸響應， 講說寂然法， 無念非有名， 故謂為八等。
Distinguishing all echoes, Teaching the dharma of tranquility, Without thought, without name— Therefore called Eightfold Equality.
除釋一切音， 而得無聲界， 不著一切響， 是謂為八等。
Removing and explaining all sounds, Thus attaining the realm without sound, Not attached to all echoes— This is called Eightfold Equality.
因聲解諸法， 一切法自然， 諸法無有名， 不見有度者。
Through sound understanding all dharmas, All dharmas are naturally so, All dharmas have no name, Not seeing any who cross over.
阿難！我是故， 讚揚正八等， 義響而趣斯， 是亦無所獲。」
Ānanda! For this reason, I praise the right Eightfold Equality, The meaning resonates and tends toward this, Yet this also has nothing to attain."
佛告阿難：「如來、至真、等正覺歎美菩薩演八等聲，斯議所趣權慧方便也。」
The Buddha said to Ānanda, “The Tathāgata, the Truly and Perfectly Enlightened One, praises bodhisattvas who expound the sound of the Eightfold Equality, for this discussion's tendency is the expedient means of wisdom."