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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"]

50 道德经:
出生入死。生之徒,十有三;死之徒,十有三;人之生,动之死地,十有三。夫何故?以其生,生之厚。盖闻善摄生者,陆行不遇兕虎,入军不被甲兵;兕无所投其角,虎无所措其爪,兵无所容其刃。夫何故?以其无死地。
Dao De Jing:
(The value set on life)
Men come forth and live; they enter (again) and die.
Of every ten three are ministers of life (to themselves); and three are ministers of death.
There are also three in every ten whose aim is to live, but whose movements tend to the land (or place) of death. And for what reason? Because of their excessive endeavours to perpetuate life.
But I have heard that he who is skilful in managing the life entrusted to him for a time travels on the land without having to shun rhinoceros or tiger, and enters a host without having to avoid buff coat or sharp weapon. The rhinoceros finds no place in him into which to thrust its horn, nor the tiger a place in which to fix its claws, nor the weapon a place to admit its point. And for what reason? Because there is in him no place of death.

老子河上公章句 - Heshanggong Laozi

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德经

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贵生

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1 贵生:
出生入死。出生,谓情欲出五内,魂静魄定,故生。入死,谓情欲入于胸臆,精劳神惑,故死。生之徒十有三,死之徒死十有三,言生死之类各有十三,谓九窍四关也。其生也目不妄视,耳不妄听,鼻不妄嗅,口不妄言,味,手不妄持,足不妄行,精神不妄施。其死也反是也。人之生,动之死地十有三。人知求生,动作反之十三死也。夫何故,问何故动之死地也。以其求生之厚。所以动之死地者,以其求生活之事太厚,违道忤天,妄行失纪。盖以闻善摄生者,摄,养也。路行不遇兕虎,自然远离,害不干也。入军不披甲兵,不好战以杀人。兕无投其角,虎无所措爪,兵无所容其刃。养生之人,兕虎无由伤,兵刃无从加之也。夫何故,问兕虎兵甲何故不加害之。以其无死地。以其不犯十三之死地也。言神明营护之,此物不敢害。

法家 - Legalism

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韩非子 - Hanfeizi

[Warring States (475 BC - 221 BC)]
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[Also known as: 《韩非》, 《韩子》]

解老

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26 解老:
人始于生而卒于死。始之谓出,卒之谓入,故曰:“出生入死。”人之身三百六十节,四肢,九窍,其大具也。四肢与九窍十有三者,十有三者之动静尽属于生焉。属之谓徒也,故曰:“生之徒也十有三者。”至死也十有三具者皆还而属之于死,死之徒亦有十三,故曰:“生之徒,十有三;死之徒,十有三。”凡民之生生而生者固动,动尽则损也,而动不止,是损而不止也,损而不止则生尽,生尽之谓死,则十有三具者皆为死死地也。故曰:“民之生,生而动,动皆之死地,之十有三。”是以圣人爱精神而贵处静,此甚大于兕虎之害。夫兕虎有域,动静有时,避其域,省其时,则免其兕虎之害矣。民独知兕虎之有爪角也,而莫知万物之尽有爪角也,不免于万物之害。何以论之?时雨降集,旷野闲静,而以昏晨犯山川,则风露之爪角害之。事上不忠,轻犯禁令,则刑法之爪角害之。处乡不节,憎爱无度,则争斗之爪角害之。嗜欲无限,动静不节,则痤疽之爪角害之。好用其私智而弃道理,则网罗之爪角害之。兕虎有域,而万害有原,避其域,塞其原,则免于诸害矣。凡兵革者,所以备害也。重生者虽入军无忿争之心,无忿争之心则无所用救害之备。此非独谓野处之军也,圣人之游世也无害人之心,无害人之心则必无人害,无人害则不备人,故曰:“陆行不遇兕虎。”入山不恃备以救害,故曰:“入军不备甲兵。”远诸害,故曰:“兕无所投其角,虎无所错其爪,兵无所容其刃。”不设备而必无害,天地之道理也。体天地之道,故曰:“无死地焉。”动无死地,而谓之“善摄生”矣。

杂家 - Miscellaneous Schools

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淮南子 - Huainanzi

[Western Han (206 BC - 9)]
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诠言训

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14 诠言训:
在智则人与之讼,在力则人与之争。未有使人无智者,有使人不能用其智于己者也;未有使人无力者,有使人不能施其力于己者也。此两者,常在久见。故君贤不见,诸侯不备;不肖不见,则百姓不怨;百姓不怨,则民用可得;诸侯弗备,则天下之时可承。事所与众同也,功所与时成也,圣人无焉。故老子曰:“虎无所措其爪,兕无所措其角。”盖谓此也。鼓不灭于声,故能有声;镜不没于形,故能有形;金石有声,弗叩弗鸣;管箫有音,弗吹无声。圣人内藏,不为物先倡,事来而制,物至而应。饰其外者伤其内,扶其情者害其神,见其文者蔽其质,无须臾忘为质者,必困于性。百步之中,不忘其容者,必累其形。

出土文献 - Excavated texts

马王堆 - Mawangdui

老子甲 - Laozi A

老子甲德经

12 老子甲德... :
□生□□□□□□有□□□徒,十有三;而民生生,动皆之死地之十有三。夫何故也?以其生生也。盖□□执生者,陵行不□矢虎,入军不被甲兵;矢无所投其角,虎无所昔其蚤,兵无所容□□。□何故也?以其无死地焉。

汉代之后 - Post-Han

宋明 - Song-Ming

太平御览

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道部十

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养生

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5 养生:
《老子》曰:道言微深,子未能别。撮其枢略,慎戒勿失。先损诸欲,莫令意逸。闲居静处,精细斋室。丹书万卷,不如守一。当制念以定志,静薯以安蜀,宝气以存血,思虑兼忘,宜想内视,则身神并一;静思期真,则众妙感会。专精积神,不与物杂谓之清;反神服气,安而不动谓之道。
又曰:善摄生者,陆行不遇兕虎,入军不披甲兵。兕无所投其角,虎无所措其爪,兵无所容其刃。

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