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望見仙觀
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望見仙觀 A Daoist Abbey in View

卻què說shuō唐táng僧sēng四sì眾zhòng在zài山shān遊yóu玩wán，忽hū擡tái頭tóu，見jiàn那nà松sōng篁huáng一yí簇cù，樓lóu閣gé數shù層céng。唐táng僧sēng道dào：「悟wù空kōng，你nǐ看kàn那nà裡lǐ是shì甚shén麼me去qù處chù？」行xíng者zhě看kàn了le道dào：「那nà所suǒ在zài不bú是shì觀guàn宇yǔ，定dìng是shì寺sì院yuàn。我wǒ們men走zǒu動dòng些xiē，到dào那nà廂xiāng方fāng知zhī端duān的de。」不bù一yì時shí，來lái於yú門mén首shǒu觀guān看kàn，見jiàn那nà：却què说shuō唐táng僧sēng四sì众zhòng在zài山shān游yóu玩wán，忽hū擡tái头tóu，见jiàn那nà松sōng篁huáng一yí簇cù，楼lóu阁gé数shù层céng。唐táng僧sēng道dào：「悟wù空kōng，你nǐ看kàn那nà里lǐ是shì甚shén么me去qù处chù？」行xíng者zhě看kàn了le道dào：「那nà所suǒ在zài不bú是shì观guàn宇yǔ，定dìng是shì寺sì院yuàn。我wǒ们men走zǒu动dòng些xiē，到dào那nà厢xiāng方fāng知zhī端duān的de。」不bù一yì时shí，来lái于yú门mén首shǒu观guān看kàn，见jiàn那nà：

松sōng坡pō冷lěng淡dàn，竹zhú徑jìng清qīng幽yōu。松sōng坡pō冷lěng淡dàn，竹zhú径jìng清qīng幽yōu。
往wǎng來lái白bái鶴hè送sòng浮fú雲yún，上shàng下xià猿yuán猴hóu時shí獻xiàn果guǒ。往wǎng来lái白bái鹤hè送sòng浮fú云yún，上shàng下xià猿yuán猴hóu时shí献xiàn果guǒ。
那nà門mén前qián池chí寬kuān樹shù影yǐng長cháng，石shí裂liè苔tái花huā破pò。那nà门mén前qián池chí宽kuān树shù影yǐng长cháng，石shí裂liè苔tái花huā破pò。
宮gōng殿diàn森sēn羅luó紫zǐ極jí高gāo，樓lóu臺tái縹piǎo緲miǎo丹dān霞xiá墮duò。宫gōng殿diàn森sēn罗luó紫zǐ极jí高gāo，楼lóu台tái缥piǎo缈miǎo丹dān霞xiá堕duò。
真zhēn個gè是shì福fú地dì靈líng區qū，蓬péng萊lái雲yún洞dòng。真zhēn个gè是shì福fú地dì灵líng区qū，蓬péng莱lái云yún洞dòng。
清qīng虛xū人rén事shì少shǎo，寂jì靜jìng道dào心xīn生shēng。清qīng虚xū人rén事shì少shǎo，寂jì静jìng道dào心xīn生shēng。
青qīng鳥niǎo每měi傳chuán王wáng母mǔ信xìn，紫zǐ鸞luán常cháng寄jì老lǎo君jūn經jīng。青qīng鸟niǎo每měi传chuán王wáng母mǔ信xìn，紫zǐ鸾luán常cháng寄jì老lǎo君jūn经jīng。
看kàn不bú盡jìn那nà巍wēi巍wēi道dào德dé之zhī風fēng，果guǒ然rán漠mò漠mò神shén仙xiān之zhī宅zhái。看kàn不bú尽jìn那nà巍wēi巍wēi道dào德dé之zhī风fēng，果guǒ然rán漠mò漠mò神shén仙xiān之zhī宅zhái。

逐句解 Line by line

卻què說shuō唐táng僧sēng四sì眾zhòng在zài山shān遊yóu玩wán，忽hū擡tái頭tóu，見jiàn那nà松sōng篁huáng一yí簇cù，樓lóu閣gé數shù層céng。 却què说shuō唐táng僧sēng四sì众zhòng在zài山shān游yóu玩wán，忽hū擡tái头tóu，见jiàn那nà松sōng篁huáng一yí簇cù，楼lóu阁gé数shù层céng。

Now the Tang Monk and his three disciples were roaming the mountain when of a sudden, raising their heads, they saw a cluster of pine and bamboo, and towers rising storey on storey.

四眾 (sì zhòng) = the master and three disciples; 那 (nà); 松篁 (sōng huáng) = pines and bamboo; 一簇 (yí cù) = a clump; 樓閣數層 (lóugé shù céng) = many-storeyed pavilions.

唐táng僧sēng道dào：「悟wù空kōng，你nǐ看kàn那nà裡lǐ是shì甚shén麼me去qù處chù？」 唐táng僧sēng道dào：「悟wù空kōng，你nǐ看kàn那nà里lǐ是shì甚shén么me去qù处chù？」

The Tang Monk said, “Wukong, look — what place is that yonder?”

那裡 (nàli) = that place there (demonstrative, pointing at the visible structure); 甚麼 (shénme), 甚 (shén) ‘what’; 去處 (qùchù) = place, spot.

行xíng者zhě看kàn了le道dào：「那nà所suǒ在zài不bú是shì觀guàn宇yǔ，定dìng是shì寺sì院yuàn。 行xíng者zhě看kàn了le道dào：「那nà所suǒ在zài不bú是shì观guàn宇yǔ，定dìng是shì寺sì院yuàn。

Pilgrim looked and said, “That place — if it is no Daoist abbey, then surely a Buddhist cloister.

行 (xíng); 了 (le); 那所在 (nà suǒzài) = that place; 觀宇 (guànyǔ) = a Daoist temple, 觀 (guàn); 寺院 (sìyuàn) = a Buddhist monastery.

我wǒ們men走zǒu動dòng些xiē，到dào那nà廂xiāng方fāng知zhī端duān的de。」 我wǒ们men走zǒu动dòng些xiē，到dào那nà厢xiāng方fāng知zhī端duān的de。」

Let us step along; once there, we shall know the truth of it.”

那廂 (nà xiāng) = over there; 端的 (duānde) = the truth, the real state of things.

不bù一yì時shí，來lái於yú門mén首shǒu觀guān看kàn，見jiàn那nà： 不bù一yì时shí，来lái于yú门mén首shǒu观guān看kàn，见jiàn那nà：

In no long while they came before the gate to look, and saw:

不一時 (bù yì shí) = before long; 門首觀看 (mén shǒu guān kàn), verb 觀 (guān); 見那 (jiàn nà) — the cue leading into the descriptive verse.

松sōng坡pō冷lěng淡dàn，竹zhú徑jìng清qīng幽yōu。 松sōng坡pō冷lěng淡dàn，竹zhú径jìng清qīng幽yōu。

The pine-slope, cool and still; the bamboo path, pure and secluded.

冷淡 (lěngdàn) = quiet, muted; 清幽 (qīngyōu) = tranquil and deep.

往wǎng來lái白bái鶴hè送sòng浮fú雲yún，上shàng下xià猿yuán猴hóu時shí獻xiàn果guǒ。 往wǎng来lái白bái鹤hè送sòng浮fú云yún，上shàng下xià猿yuán猴hóu时shí献xiàn果guǒ。

White cranes came and went, escorting the drifting clouds; up and down, gibbons now and again presented fruit.

往來 (wǎnglái) = to and fro; 獻果 (xiàn guǒ) = to offer up fruit — the resident auspicious creatures.

那nà門mén前qián池chí寬kuān樹shù影yǐng長cháng，石shí裂liè苔tái花huā破pò。 那nà门mén前qián池chí宽kuān树shù影yǐng长cháng，石shí裂liè苔tái花huā破pò。

Before that gate the pool lay broad, the tree-shadows long; the stones were split, the moss-flowers breaking through.

那 (nà) ‘that gate’; 樹影長 (shù yǐng cháng), 長 (cháng) ‘long’; 苔花破 (tái huā pò) = moss-blossom pushing through cracked stone.

宮gōng殿diàn森sēn羅luó紫zǐ極jí高gāo，樓lóu臺tái縹piǎo緲miǎo丹dān霞xiá墮duò。 宫gōng殿diàn森sēn罗luó紫zǐ极jí高gāo，楼lóu台tái缥piǎo缈miǎo丹dān霞xiá堕duò。

The halls stood ranged in rank on rank, the Purple Pole soaring high; the terraces, dim and remote, where cinnabar cloud came drifting down.

紫極 (zǐ jí) = the Purple Culmen, the Pole-Star palace; 縹緲 (piāomiǎo) = faint, ethereal; 丹霞 (dān xiá) = rose-cinnabar cloud.

真zhēn個gè是shì福fú地dì靈líng區qū，蓬péng萊lái雲yún洞dòng。 真zhēn个gè是shì福fú地dì灵líng区qū，蓬péng莱lái云yún洞dòng。

Truly a blessed ground, a numinous domain — a cloud-grotto of Penglai.

福地靈區 (fú dì líng qū) = a blessed and holy region; 蓬萊 (Pénglái) = Penglai, the immortals’ isle.

清qīng虛xū人rén事shì少shǎo，寂jì靜jìng道dào心xīn生shēng。 清qīng虚xū人rén事shì少shǎo，寂jì静jìng道dào心xīn生shēng。

In the pure void, the affairs of men grow few; in the stillness, the heart of the Way is born.

清虛 (qīng xū) = pure emptiness; 人事少 (rén shì shǎo), 少 (shǎo) ‘few’; 道心 (dào xīn) = the mind attuned to the Dao.

青qīng鳥niǎo每měi傳chuán王wáng母mǔ信xìn，紫zǐ鸞luán常cháng寄jì老lǎo君jūn經jīng。 青qīng鸟niǎo每měi传chuán王wáng母mǔ信xìn，紫zǐ鸾luán常cháng寄jì老lǎo君jūn经jīng。

The blue bird ever bore the Queen Mother’s letters; the purple simurgh often carried Lord Lao’s scriptures.

青鳥 (qīng niǎo) = the blue bird, messenger of 西王母 (Queen Mother of the West); 紫鸞 (zǐ luán) = purple simurgh; 老君 (Lǎojūn) = Lord Lao (Laozi).

看kàn不bú盡jìn那nà巍wēi巍wēi道dào德dé之zhī風fēng，果guǒ然rán漠mò漠mò神shén仙xiān之zhī宅zhái。 看kàn不bú尽jìn那nà巍wēi巍wēi道dào德dé之zhī风fēng，果guǒ然rán漠mò漠mò神shén仙xiān之zhī宅zhái。

Beyond all seeing was that lofty air of the Way and its Power — a boundless, silent dwelling of the immortals indeed.

看不盡 (kàn bú jìn) = more than the eye can take in; 不 (bú) (fourth-tone sandhi before 盡 (jìn)); 那 (nà); 道德 (dào dé) = the Way and its Power; 漠漠 (mòmò) = vast and still.

總評 Commentary

Still roaming the mountain, the pilgrims sight the temple; Pilgrim’s guess — ‘abbey or cloister’ — keeps the Daoist-Buddhist frame alive as they approach. The descriptive verse then renders 五莊觀 as a paradisal Daoist estate rather than a mere waystation.

The imagery is pointedly Daoist and of the highest rank: the 紫極 (Purple Pole), the isle of 蓬萊, the 青鳥 of the Queen Mother of the West, the 紫鸞 bearing 老君’s scriptures, the pervading 道德之風 (air of the Way and its Power). The set-piece marks the abbey as a seat of supreme Daoist sanctity — fitting for the Patriarch of the Earthly Immortals whose house it is.

Points of reading: 樹影長 = cháng (‘long’, not the elder-sense zhǎng), 人事少 = shǎo, and the flagged 不盡 → bú before the GLOBAL-raised 盡 (jìn).