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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.

老子河上公章句 - Heshanggong Laozi

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道经

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象元

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1 象元:
有物混成,先天地生。谓道无形,混沌而成万物,乃在天地之前。寂兮寥兮,独立而不改,寂者,无音声。寥者,空无形。独立者,无匹双。不改者,化有常。周行而不殆,道通行天地,无所不入,在阳不焦,托荫不腐,无不贯穿,而不危怠也。可以为天下母。道育养万物精气,如母之养子。吾不知其名,字之曰道,我不见道之形容,不知当何以名之,见万物皆从道所生,故字之曰道。强为之名曰大。不知其名,强曰大者,高而无上,罗而无外,无不包容,故曰大也。大曰逝,其为大,非若天常在上,非若地常在下,乃复逝去,无常处所也。逝曰远,言远者,穷乎无穷,布气天地,无所不通也。远曰反。言其远不越绝,乃复反在人身也。故道大,天大,地大,王亦大。道大者,包罗天地,无所不容也。天大者,无所不盖也。地大者,无所不载也。王大者,无所不制也。域中有四大,四大,道、天、地、王也。凡有称有名,则非其极也。言道则有所由,有所由然后谓之为道,然则是道称中之大也,不若无称之大也,无称不可而得为名,曰域也。天地王皆在乎无称之内也,故曰域中有四大者也。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,种之得五谷,掘之得甘泉,劳而不怨也,有功而不置也。地法天,天澹泊不动,施而不求报,生长万物,无所收取。天法道,道清静不言,阴行精气,万物自成也。道法自然。道性自然,无所法也。

杂家 - Miscellaneous Schools

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淮南子 - Huainanzi

[Western Han (206 BC - 9)]
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[Also known as: 《淮南》, 《鸿烈》]

道应训

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13 道应训:
甯越欲干齐桓公,困穷无以自达,于是为商旅,将任车,以商于齐,暮宿于郭门之外。桓公郊迎客,夜开门,辟任车,爝火甚盛,从者甚众,甯越饭牛车下,望见桓公而悲。击牛角而疾商歌。桓公闻之,抚其仆之手曰:“异哉!歌者非常人也。”命后车载之。桓公及至,从者以请。桓公赣之衣冠而见,说以为天下。桓公大说,将任之。君臣争之曰:“客,卫人也。卫之去齐不远,君不若使人问之。问之而故贤者也,用之未晚。”桓公曰:“不然。问之,患其有小恶也。以人之小恶而忘人之大美,此人主之所以失天下之士也。”凡听必有验,一听而弗复问,合其所以也。且人固难合也,权而用其长者而已矣。当是举也,桓公得之矣。故老子曰:“天大、地大、道大、王亦大,域中有四大,而王处其一焉。”以言其能包裹之也。

字书 - Etymology

说文解字 - Shuo Wen Jie Zi

[Eastern Han] 100-121 Xu Shen
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卷十一

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大部

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6562 大部:
大:天大,地大,人亦大。故大象人形。古文大(他达切)也。凡大之属皆从大。

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

群书治要

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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

太平御览

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天部二

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天部下

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1 天部下:
《老子》曰:天得一以清。天无以清,将恐裂。
又曰:域中有四大:道大,天大,地大,王亦大。

皇王部一

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叙皇王上

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37 叙皇王上:
《老子》曰:圣人处无为之事,行不言之教,万物作而不辞,生而不有,为而不恃,功成而不居。夫惟不居,是以不去。
又曰:不尚贤,使民不争;不贵难得之货,使民不为盗;不见可欲,使心不乱。是以圣人之治,虚其心,实其腹,弱其志,强其骨,常使民无知无欲。使夫知者不敢为也。无为,则无不治也。
又曰:道大、天大、地大,王亦大。域中有四大,而王居其一。
又曰:圣人无常心,以百姓心为心:善者,吾善之;不善者,吾亦善之,得善矣!信者,吾信之;不信者,吾亦信之,得信矣!圣人在,天下歙然。为天下浑其心,百姓皆注其耳目,圣人皆孩之。
又曰:圣人之言云:“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。”
又曰:圣人执左契而不责于人,故有德司契,无德司撤。圣人之心,与百姓心犹左右契耳。契来则和,故上下相亲,怨用不作,后世不能,执左契以应物,而守常辙以轨民,用此来和,必有馀怨矣。
又曰:江海所以能为百谷王者,以其善下之也。是以圣人欲上人也,必以其言下之;欲先人也,必以其身后之。故处上弗害,是以天下乐推而不厌也。

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