Full text translation of the Diamond Sutra, interpretation and translation of the Diamond Sutra

If I heard this, at one time, the Buddha gave Huaihong Lonely Garden to the Lonely Garden of the Great Bhikkhus. At that time, when the world-honored one was eating, he wore clothes and held a bowl, and went into the house to beg for food in the big city. In his city, he begged and returned to his place.

After eating, the mantle is collected, the feet are washed, and the seat is sitting.

In the crowd, the elder Su Bodhi stood up from his seat, favored his right shoulder, landed on his right knee, and folded his palms respectfully. And the white Buddha said: "I hope there is!

World-honored. If you come to protect the Bodhisattvas, you will be good at giving instructions to the Bodhisattvas. World-honored.

A good man and a good woman, who develop the three bodhichittas, how should the clouds dwell? How did the clouds subdue their hearts? ”

The Buddha said, "Good! Wonderful!

Subodhi! As you said, if you come to protect the Bodhisattvas and give them to the Bodhisattvas. Thou shalt hear it now, and thou shalt speak for thee.

A good man and a good woman, who has attained the three bodhichittas, should dwell in this way and subdue their minds as such. "Only! World-honored.

I want to hear it. ”

Commentaries on the past dynasties: There are many commentaries on this sutra, in India, in addition to the eighty commentaries made by Maitreya, there are also Wuyong's "Vajra Prajna Sutra", the "Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra", the meritorious Shi "Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra Breaking the Posture Key is Not Bad Kana", as well as the commentaries written by Shiziyue, Yueguan and others who have not been translated into Chinese.

In China, from the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the early Republic of China, various families wrote endlessly, mainly including the Later Qin monk Zhao's "Commentary on the Diamond Sutra", Sui Jizang's "Diamond Sutra Yishu", Sui Zhiyi's "Diamond Sutra Shu", Tang Huijing's "Diamond Sutra Commentary", Tang Zhiyan's "Diamond Sutra Slightly Sparse", Tang Voyeur's "Praise of the Diamond Sutra", Huineng's "Interpretation of the Diamond Sutra" and "Diamond Sutra Formula".

The original text and translation of the Diamond Sutra are:

Original:

As I heard: At one time, the Buddha was in the garden of solitude with the great bhikkhus. At that time, when the world-honored one was eating, he wore clothes and held a bowl, and went into the city to beg for food.

and begged in his city, and returned to this place. Eat the food, collect the mantle, wash the feet. Sit on a seat.

Translation:

This is what Venerable Ananda personally heard the Buddha say. At one time, when the Buddha was in India, Prince Gida and the garden where the Buddha made offerings to the lonely elders, called Gishu to the Garden of Solitude, together with the accomplished great monks, 1,250 people.

While it was time to eat, the Lord put on his robe, took his rice bowl, and went to the great city of Shewei to beg for food, and in the city, regardless of whether he was rich or poor, he went from house to house to ask for food, and then returned to his place to eat, and after the meal, he packed up his robes and rice bowls, washed his feet, placed the seat cushions, and sat on the seat.

About the Author:

Kumarosh, a post-Qin monk during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was one of the four major translators of Buddhist scriptures in Chinese Han Buddhism. It is also translated as Kumarosh and Kumarajai, and is abbreviated as Rosh. Paraphrased Tong Shou.

Rosh's father, Kumaroyan, was born in the Tianzhu Wang clan, and later came to Qiuzi and gave birth to Rosh. Rosh became a monk with his mother at the age of 7, learned Hinayana at the beginning, and then went to Zobin and Shale, met the famous Mahayana monk of Shache country, and changed to Mahayana. He is well-known in the Western Regions and in the Han region.

In the eighteenth year of the former Qin Jianyuan, Fu Jian sent Lu Shu to attack Yanqi, then destroyed Qiuzi, and robbed Luoshi to Liangzhou.

Three years later, Yao Chang killed Fu Jian, destroyed the former Qin, Lü Guang seized Liangzhou, and Luo Shi stayed in Liangzhou with Lü Guang.

Ten. Six or seven years. In the first three years of Qin Hongshi, Yao Xing attacked Houliang, personally welcomed Luo Shi into Chang'an, treated him with a national teacher, and organized a large-scale translation field in Chang'an, and invited Luo Shi to preside over the translation of scriptures. For more than ten years, Rosh devoted himself to translating scriptures and sayings.