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先秦两汉 - Pre-Qin and Han

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道家 - Daoism

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道德经 - Dao De Jing

[Warring States (475 BC - 221 BC)] English translation: James Legge [?]
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[Also known as: 《老子》, "Tao Te Ching", "Laozi"]

25 道德经:
有物混成,先天地生。寂兮寥兮,独立不改,周行而不殆,可以为天下母。吾不知其名,字之曰道,强为之名曰大。大曰逝,逝曰远,远曰反。故道大,天大,地大,王亦大。域中有四大,而王居其一焉。人法地,地法天,天法道,道法自然。
Dao De Jing:
(Representations of the mystery)
There was something undefined and complete, coming into existence before Heaven and Earth. How still it was and formless, standing alone, and undergoing no change, reaching everywhere and in no danger (of being exhausted)! It may be regarded as the Mother of all things.
I do not know its name, and I give it the designation of the Dao (the Way or Course). Making an effort (further) to give it a name I call it The Great.
Great, it passes on (in constant flow). Passing on, it becomes remote. Having become remote, it returns. Therefore the Dao is great; Heaven is great; Earth is great; and the (sage) king is also great. In the universe there are four that are great, and the (sage) king is one of them.
Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes its law from the Dao. The law of the Dao is its being what it is.

出土文献 - Excavated texts

郭店 - Guodian

老子甲 - Laozi A

11 老子甲:
有状混成,先天地生,清寥,独立不亥,可以为天下母。未知其名,字之曰道,吾强为之名曰大。大曰折,折曰转,转曰返。天大,地大,道大,王亦大。域中有四大,而王居一焉。人法地,地法天,天法道,道法自然。

马王堆 - Mawangdui

老子甲 - Laozi A

老子甲道经

25 老子甲道... :
有物昆成,先天地生。绣呵缪呵,独立□□□,可以为天地母。吾未知其名,字之曰道,吾强为之名曰大。□曰筮,筮曰□□□□□□天大,地大,王亦大。国中有四大,而王居一焉。人法地,□法□□法□□法□□。

老子乙 - Laozi B

老子乙道经

25 老子乙道... :
有物昆成,先天地生。萧呵漻呵,独立而不改,可以为天地母。吾未知其名也,字之曰道,吾强为之名曰大。大曰筮,筮曰远,远曰反。道大,天大,地大,王亦大。国中有四大,而王居一焉。人法地,地法天,天法道,道法自然。

汉代之后 - Post-Han

隋唐 - Sui-Tang

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卷三十四

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老子

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道经

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11 道经:
道大,道大者,无不容也。天大,地大,王亦大,天大者,无不盖,地大者,无不载;王大者,无不制。域中有四大,而王居其一焉。八极之内有四大,王居其一也。人法地,人当法地,安静和柔也。劳而不怨,有功而不宣。地法天,施而不求报,生长万物,无所收取。天法道,清静不言,万物自成。道法自然。道性自然,无所法也。

宋明 - Song-Ming

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道部一

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1 道:
《老子》曰:道可道,非常道,虚极之妙也。无名天地之始,有名万物之母。无名者,妙本也,道冲而用之或似不盈,渊乎似万物之宗。天地之间,其由橐龠乎?玄牡之门是谓天地根。天地所以能长且久者,以其不自生,故能长生。生而不有,为而不恃,长而不宰,是谓玄德。执古之道,以御今之有。能知古始,是谓道纪。万物并作,吾以观其复。功成事遂,百姓皆谓我自然。绝圣弃智,民利百倍。孔德之容,惟道是从。以阅众甫,吾何以知众甫之然哉?曲则全,谓曲己以应务则全也;枉则直,谓枉己以伸人则直也。洼则盈,谓执谦则常盈也;弊则新,谓守弊薄则日新也。少则得,谓抱一不离则无失也;多则惑,谓有为多门则惑乱也。是以圣人抱一为天下式。希言自然者,谓因言悟道,不滞于言,合自然也。有物混成,先天地生,寂兮寥兮,独立而不改,周行而不殆。吾不知其名,字之曰道,强为之名曰大。域中有四大,王居其一。谓王者人灵之主,万物系其兴亡也。人法地,地法天,天法道,道法自然。重为轻根,静为躁君。善行无辙迹,谓体了真性行无行相,则必与道宜也。善言无瑕谪,谓遣象求意,理证心忘也。善计不用筹算,谓一以贯之,不生他见也。善闭无关楗而不可开,谓心无逐境之迷,境无起心之累也。善结无绳约而不可解,谓心与道合,虽无约束,其不可解也。是以圣人常善救人,故无弃人,常善救物,故无弃物,是谓袭明。知其雄,守其雌;知其白,守其黑;知其荣,守其辱;谓含德内融则复归于朴,常德听用则散而为器。既涉形器,必有精粗。圣人用之,则为群材之官长矣。故大制不割,谓圣人用道大制群生。万物不谢,于自然曾不割伤也。道之在天下,犹川谷之于江海。死而不亡者寿,谓死者分理之终,亡者夭折之数。寿者一期之尽,夫知足力行者,得天常地,死而不亡,是一期之尽,可谓寿矣。执大象,天下往。往而不害,安于太平。化而欲作,吾将镇之无名之朴。谓道也。失道而后德,失德而后仁,失仁而后义,失义而后礼,天下之物生于有,有生于无,明道若昧,进道若退,夷道若类。上德若谷,谓虚沿而容物也。大白若辱,谓能洁而含垢也。广德若不足,谓大成而执谦也,建德若渝,谓立功而不炫也。体真若渝,谓淳一而和光也。大方无隅,谓不小立圭角也,大器晚成,谓且无近功也。大音希声,谓不饰小说也。大象无形,谓能应万类也。道隐无名,谓功用不彰也。道生一,一生二,二生三,三生万物,万物负阴而抱阳,冲气以为和。为道日损,损之又损,以至无为。故塞其兑,闭其门,终身不勤也,谓不纵六根爱悦,则祸患之门闭矣,终身不勤劳也。开其兑,济其事,终身不救,谓开纵视听,以成其授悦之事,故有祸患不救也。尾簜自殃,是谓袭常,谓不为身灾,是谓密用真常之道也。
又曰:知者不言,言者不知。所以言者以音相闻,譬如知音者,识音以弦,心知其音,口不能传道。深微妙知者,不言也。太上曰知者不言,言能以救物。
又曰:上士学道,授之以神,中士授之以心,下士授之以耳。以神听者通无形,以心听者知内情,以耳听者闻外声。
又曰:知者不言,言者不知,故圣人云:“我无为而民自化,我无事而民自富,我好静而民自正,我无欲而民自朴。”修之于身,天下自化。深根固蒂,长生久视之道。以道莅天下,其鬼不神,道者万物之奥,为者败之,执者失之,是以圣人无为故无败,无执故无失。

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