T14n0561_佛說老母經
大正藏第 14 冊 No. 0561 佛說老母經
No. 561 [Nos. 559, 560]
佛說老母經
僧祐錄云闕譯人名今附宋錄
聞如是：
一時佛在維耶羅國，所止處名曰樂音。時與八百比丘僧、菩薩萬人俱。
時有貧窮老母，來到佛所，以頭面著地，為佛作禮，白佛言：「愿欲有所問。」
佛言：「善哉！善哉！當問。」
老母言：「人生、老、病、死從何所來，去至何所？色、痛癢、思想、行、識從何所來，去至何所？眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、心從何所來，去至何所？地、水、火、風、空從何所來，去至何所？」
佛言：「人生、老、病、死無所從來，去亦無所至；色、痛、想、行、識無所從來，去亦無所至；眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、心無所從來，去亦無所至；地、水、火、風、空無所從來，去亦無所至。」
佛言：「諸法亦如是。譬如兩木相鑽出火，火還燒木，木盡火便滅。」
佛問老母言：「是火本從何所來，滅去至何所？」
老母報佛言：「因緣合會便得火，因緣離散火即滅。」
佛言：「諸法亦如是，因緣合會乃成，因緣離散即滅。諸法亦無所從來，去亦無所至。眼見好色即是意，意即是色
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 《佛說老母經》
（僧祐錄記載，此經缺失譯者姓名，今暫附於宋錄。）
我聽到的是這樣的：
一時，佛陀在維耶羅國（Viyaro），所居住的地方名叫樂音。當時與八百比丘僧（bhiksu）、一萬菩薩（bodhisattva）在一起。
當時，有一位貧窮的老母親，來到佛陀所在的地方，以頭面觸地，向佛陀行禮，稟告佛陀說：『希望能夠請教一些問題。』
佛陀說：『很好！很好！可以問。』
老母親說：『人生、衰老、疾病、死亡從哪裡來，又到哪裡去？色、受、想、行、識從哪裡來，又到哪裡去？眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意從哪裡來，又到哪裡去？地、水、火、風、空從哪裡來，又到哪裡去？』
佛陀說：『人生、衰老、疾病、死亡無所從來，去也沒有所至；色、受、想、行、識無所從來，去也沒有所至；眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意無所從來，去也沒有所至；地、水、火、風、空無所從來，去也沒有所至。』
佛陀說：『一切諸法也是這樣。譬如兩塊木頭互相摩擦產生火，火又反過來燒木頭，木頭燒盡了，火也就熄滅了。』
佛陀問老母親說：『這火原本從哪裡來，熄滅后又到哪裡去呢？』
老母親回答佛陀說：『因緣聚合就產生火，因緣離散火就熄滅。』
佛陀說：『一切諸法也是這樣，因緣聚合就形成，因緣離散就消滅。一切諸法也沒有從哪裡來，去也沒有到哪裡去。眼睛看到美好的事物就是意，意也就是色。』
【English Translation】 English version The Buddha Speaks the Old Mother Sutra
(The Sengyou Record states that the translator's name is missing; it is now tentatively attached to the Song Record.)
Thus have I heard:
At one time, the Buddha was in the country of Viyaro (維耶羅國), at a place called Loka Sound. At that time, he was with eight hundred bhiksus (比丘僧) and ten thousand bodhisattvas (菩薩).
At that time, there was a poor old mother who came to where the Buddha was, prostrated herself before the Buddha with her head and face touching the ground, and said to the Buddha, 'I wish to ask some questions.'
The Buddha said, 'Excellent! Excellent! You may ask.'
The old mother said, 'Where do birth, old age, sickness, and death come from, and where do they go? Where do form (rupa), feeling (vedana), perception (samjna), mental formations (samskara), and consciousness (vijnana) come from, and where do they go? Where do the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind come from, and where do they go? Where do earth, water, fire, wind, and space come from, and where do they go?'
The Buddha said, 'Birth, old age, sickness, and death come from nowhere, and go nowhere; form, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness come from nowhere, and go nowhere; the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind come from nowhere, and go nowhere; earth, water, fire, wind, and space come from nowhere, and go nowhere.'
The Buddha said, 'All dharmas are like this. For example, when two pieces of wood are rubbed together, fire is produced, and the fire then burns the wood. When the wood is exhausted, the fire goes out.'
The Buddha asked the old mother, 'Where did this fire originally come from, and where does it go when it goes out?'
The old mother replied to the Buddha, 'When conditions come together, fire is produced; when conditions are scattered, the fire goes out.'
The Buddha said, 'All dharmas are like this: they are formed when conditions come together, and they are extinguished when conditions are scattered. All dharmas come from nowhere, and go nowhere. When the eye sees beautiful forms, that is the mind, and the mind is form.'
。是二者俱空，無所有成，滅亦如是。諸法譬如鼓，不用一事成。有人持桴捶鼓，鼓便有聲。是鼓聲亦空，當來聲亦空，過去聲亦空。是聲亦不從木、革、桴、人手出，合會諸物乃成鼓聲，聲從空盡空。諸所有萬物一切亦如是。我人壽命亦如是。本際皆凈，無所有從，無所有因作法，法亦無所有。譬如雲起陰冥便雨。雨亦不從龍身出，亦不從龍心出，皆龍因緣所作乃致是雨。諸法無所從來，去亦無所至。譬如畫師先治板素，卻後調和眾彩，便在所作。是畫亦不從板素彩出，隨其意，所為悉成。生死亦如是，各各異類，地獄、禽獸、餓鬼、天上、世間亦爾。有解是慧者不著，著便有。」
老母聞佛言，大歡喜，即自說言：「蒙天中天恩得法眼。雖身老羸，今得安隱。」
阿難正衣服，前長跪，白佛言：「是老母聞佛言即解，何因緣智慧乃爾？」
佛言：「大德巍巍，以是故而即解。是老母者，是我前世發菩薩意時母。」
阿難白佛言：「佛前世時母，何因困苦、貧窮如是？」
佛言：「乃昔拘樓秦佛時我為菩薩道，意欲作沙門。母以恩愛故，不聽我作沙門。我憂愁，不食一日。以是故前、後來生世間，五百世遭厄如是。」
佛語阿難：「是老母壽終，當生阿彌陀佛國中供養諸佛。
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 是二者都空，沒有憑藉任何事物而成立，滅也是這樣。諸法就像鼓，不是用單一事物形成的。有人拿著鼓槌敲鼓，鼓就發出聲音。這鼓聲也是空，將來的聲音也是空，過去的聲音也是空。這聲音也不是從木頭、皮革、鼓槌、人手發出的，是各種事物聚合在一起才形成鼓聲，聲音從空而來最終歸於空。所有萬物一切都是這樣。我、人、壽命也是這樣。其本源都是清凈的，沒有憑藉任何事物而來，沒有憑藉任何事物作為原因而產生法，法也沒有任何實體。譬如雲起陰暗就下雨。雨也不是從龍的身軀里出來，也不是從龍的心裡出來，都是龍的因緣所致才下雨。諸法沒有從哪裡來，去也沒有到哪裡去。譬如畫師先整理好畫板，然後調和各種色彩，便開始作畫。這畫也不是從畫板和顏料里出來，而是隨著畫師的意願，所想的都能實現。生死也是這樣，各有不同的類別，地獄、禽獸、餓鬼、天上、世間也是這樣。有理解這種智慧的人就不會執著，執著就會產生束縛。
老母聽了佛的話，非常歡喜，就自己說道：『蒙受天中天（佛的尊稱）的恩德，得到了法眼（能夠正確認識佛法的智慧）。雖然身體衰老羸弱，現在得到了安寧。』
阿難整理好衣服，上前長跪，對佛說：『這位老母聽了佛的話就理解了，是什麼因緣使她有這樣的智慧呢？』
佛說：『佛的德行偉大崇高，因此她立刻就理解了。這位老母，是我前世發菩薩心的時候的母親。』
阿難對佛說：『佛前世的母親，為什麼會如此困苦、貧窮呢？』
佛說：『在過去拘樓秦佛（過去七佛之一）時，我為菩薩，想要做沙門（出家人）。母親因為恩愛，不讓我做沙門。我憂愁，一天沒有吃飯。因為這個原因，前世、後來生到世間，五百世都遭遇這樣的困境。』
佛告訴阿難：『這位老母壽命終結后，將往生阿彌陀佛（西方極樂世界的佛）的國度中，供養諸佛。』
【English Translation】 English version: Both are empty, nothing is formed from anything, and extinction is the same. All dharmas are like a drum, not formed from a single thing. If someone holds a drumstick and strikes the drum, the drum will make a sound. This drum sound is also empty, the future sound is also empty, and the past sound is also empty. This sound does not come from wood, leather, drumstick, or human hand; it is the combination of various things that forms the drum sound, and the sound comes from emptiness and returns to emptiness. All things in the universe are like this. My life, human life, is also like this. The original state is pure, nothing comes from anything, nothing causes the creation of dharma, and dharma also has no substance. For example, when clouds rise and become dark, it rains. The rain does not come from the dragon's body, nor does it come from the dragon's mind; it is all caused by the conditions of the dragon that bring about the rain. All dharmas do not come from anywhere, and do not go anywhere. For example, a painter first prepares the board, then mixes various colors, and then begins to paint. The painting does not come from the board or the colors; it is according to the painter's intention that everything is accomplished. Birth and death are also like this, each with different categories: hell, animals, hungry ghosts, heavens, and the world are also like this. Those who understand this wisdom will not be attached; attachment will lead to bondage.
The old woman heard the Buddha's words and was very happy. She said to herself, 'I have received the grace of the 'Heaven Above Heaven' (a title for the Buddha) and obtained the 'Dharma Eye' (wisdom to correctly understand the Dharma). Although my body is old and weak, I now have peace.'
Ananda, straightening his robes, knelt before the Buddha and said, 'This old woman understood the Buddha's words immediately. What is the cause and condition that she has such wisdom?'
The Buddha said, 'The Buddha's virtue is great and sublime, and that is why she understood immediately. This old woman was my mother in a previous life when I first aspired to Bodhi (the mind of enlightenment).'
Ananda said to the Buddha, 'Why was the Buddha's mother in a previous life so distressed and poor?'
The Buddha said, 'In the past, during the time of 'Krakucchanda Buddha' (one of the past seven Buddhas), I was a Bodhisattva and wanted to become a 'Shramana' (a renunciate). My mother, out of love, did not allow me to become a Shramana. I was sad and did not eat for a day. Because of this, in previous and later lives in the world, I encountered such hardships for five hundred lifetimes.'
The Buddha told Ananda, 'When this old woman's life ends, she will be reborn in the land of 'Amitabha Buddha' (the Buddha of the Western Pure Land) and make offerings to all the Buddhas.'
卻後六十八億劫當得作佛，字扶波健，其國名化作。所有被服、飲食如忉利天上。其國中人民皆壽一劫。」
佛說經已，老母及阿難等菩薩、比丘僧，諸天、龍、鬼神、阿須倫，皆大歡喜，前以頭面著地，為佛作禮而去。
佛說老母經
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 在之後的六十八億劫，她將會成佛，佛號為扶波健（Fubo Jian），他的國度名為化作（Huazuo）。那裡的所有衣物、飲食都如同忉利天（Daoli Heaven）上一樣。那個國度中的人民都壽命長達一劫。
佛說完這部經后，老母以及阿難（Ananda）等菩薩、比丘僧，諸天、龍、鬼神、阿須倫（Asura），都非常歡喜，上前以頭面觸地，向佛作禮后離去。
佛說老母經
【English Translation】 English version: After sixty-eight billion kalpas, she will become a Buddha named Fubo Jian (扶波健), and his country will be called Huazuo (化作). All the clothing and food there will be like those in the Trayastrimsa Heaven (忉利天). The people in that country will all live for one kalpa.
After the Buddha finished speaking this sutra, the old mother, as well as Bodhisattvas like Ananda (阿難), Bhikshu monks, Devas, Nagas, ghosts, spirits, and Asuras (阿須倫), were all very happy. They came forward, touched the ground with their heads and faces, paid homage to the Buddha, and departed.
The Buddha Speaks the Old Mother Sutra