第五回 · 誤入兜率 Astray into Tushita; eating the elixir — Journey to the West

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誤入兜率 Astray into Tushita; eating the elixir

好hǎo大dà聖shèng，搖yáo搖yáo擺bǎi擺bǎi，仗zhàng著zhe酒jiǔ，任rèn情qíng亂luàn撞zhuàng。一yí會huì把bǎ路lù差chà了le，不bú是shì齊qí天tiān府fǔ，卻què是shì兜dōu率shuài天tiān宮gōng。一yí見jiàn了le，頓dùn然rán醒xǐng悟wù道dào：「兜dōu率shuài宮gōng是shì三sān十shí三sān天tiān之zhī上shàng，乃nǎi離lí恨hèn天tiān太tài上shàng老lǎo君jūn之zhī處chù，如rú何hé錯cuò到dào此cǐ間jiān？也yě罷bà，也yě罷bà，一yí向xiàng要yào來lái望wàng此cǐ老lǎo，不bù曾céng得dé來lái，今jīn趁chèn此cǐ殘cán步bù，就jiù望wàng他tā一yí望wàng也yě好hǎo。」即jí整zhěng衣yī撞zhuàng進jìn去qù，那nà裡lǐ不bú見jiàn老lǎo君jūn，四sì無wú人rén跡jī。原yuán來lái那nà老lǎo君jūn與yǔ燃rán燈dēng古gǔ佛fó在zài三sān層céng高gāo閣gé朱zhū陵líng丹dān臺tái上shàng講jiǎng道dào，眾zhòng仙xiān童tóng、仙xiān將jiàng、仙xiān官guān、仙xiān吏lì都dōu侍shì立lì左zuǒ右yòu聽tīng講jiǎng。這zhè大dà聖shèng直zhí至zhì丹dān房fáng裡lǐ面miàn，尋xún訪fǎng不bú遇yù。但dàn見jiàn丹dān灶zào之zhī傍bàng，爐lú中zhōng有yǒu火huǒ。爐lú左zuǒ右yòu安ān放fàng著zhe五wǔ個gè葫hú蘆lú，葫hú蘆lú裡lǐ都dōu是shì煉liàn就jiù的de金jīn丹dān。大dà聖shèng喜xǐ道dào：「此cǐ物wù乃nǎi仙xiān家jiā之zhī至zhì寶bǎo。老lǎo孫sūn自zì了liǎo道dào以yǐ來lái，識shí破pò了le內nèi外wài相xiāng同tóng之zhī理lǐ，也yě要yào煉liàn些xiē金jīn丹dān濟jì人rén，不bù期qī到dào家jiā無wú暇xiá。今jīn日rì有yǒu緣yuán，卻què又yòu撞zhuàng著zháo此cǐ物wù。趁chèn老lǎo子zǐ不bú在zài，等děng我wǒ吃chī他tā幾jǐ丸wán嘗cháng新xīn。」他tā就jiù把bǎ那nà葫hú蘆lú都dōu傾qīng出chū來lái，就jiù都dōu吃chī了le，如rú吃chī炒chǎo豆dòu相xiāng似sì。好hǎo大dà圣shèng，摇yáo摇yáo摆bǎi摆bǎi，仗zhàng著zhe酒jiǔ，任rèn情qíng乱luàn撞zhuàng。一yí会huì把bǎ路lù差chà了le，不bú是shì齐qí天tiān府fǔ，却què是shì兜dōu率shuài天tiān宫gōng。一yí见jiàn了le，顿dùn然rán醒xǐng悟wù道dào：「兜dōu率shuài宫gōng是shì三sān十shí三sān天tiān之zhī上shàng，乃nǎi离lí恨hèn天tiān太tài上shàng老lǎo君jūn之zhī处chù，如rú何hé错cuò到dào此cǐ间jiān？也yě罢bà，也yě罢bà，一yí向xiàng要yào来lái望wàng此cǐ老lǎo，不bù曾céng得dé来lái，今jīn趁chèn此cǐ残cán步bù，就jiù望wàng他tā一yí望wàng也yě好hǎo。」即jí整zhěng衣yī撞zhuàng进jìn去qù，那nà里lǐ不bú见jiàn老lǎo君jūn，四sì无wú人rén迹jī。原yuán来lái那nà老lǎo君jūn与yǔ燃rán灯dēng古gǔ佛fó在zài三sān层céng高gāo阁gé朱zhū陵líng丹dān台tái上shàng讲jiǎng道dào，众zhòng仙xiān童tóng、仙xiān将jiàng、仙xiān官guān、仙xiān吏lì都dōu侍shì立lì左zuǒ右yòu听tīng讲jiǎng。这zhè大dà圣shèng直zhí至zhì丹dān房fáng里lǐ面miàn，寻xún访fǎng不bú遇yù。但dàn见jiàn丹dān灶zào之zhī傍bàng，炉lú中zhōng有yǒu火huǒ。炉lú左zuǒ右yòu安ān放fàng著zhe五wǔ个gè葫hú芦lú，葫hú芦lú里lǐ都dōu是shì炼liàn就jiù的de金jīn丹dān。大dà圣shèng喜xǐ道dào：「此cǐ物wù乃nǎi仙xiān家jiā之zhī至zhì宝bǎo。老lǎo孙sūn自zì了liǎo道dào以yǐ来lái，识shí破pò了le内nèi外wài相xiāng同tóng之zhī理lǐ，也yě要yào炼liàn些xiē金jīn丹dān济jì人rén，不bù期qī到dào家jiā无wú暇xiá。今jīn日rì有yǒu缘yuán，却què又yòu撞zhuàng著zháo此cǐ物wù。趁chèn老lǎo子zǐ不bú在zài，等děng我wǒ吃chī他tā几jǐ丸wán尝cháng新xīn。」他tā就jiù把bǎ那nà葫hú芦lú都dōu倾qīng出chū来lái，就jiù都dōu吃chī了le，如rú吃chī炒chǎo豆dòu相xiāng似sì。

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好hǎo大dà聖shèng，搖yáo搖yáo擺bǎi擺bǎi，仗zhàng著zhe酒jiǔ，任rèn情qíng亂luàn撞zhuàng。好hǎo大dà圣shèng，摇yáo摇yáo摆bǎi摆bǎi，仗zhàng著zhe酒jiǔ，任rèn情qíng乱luàn撞zhuàng。

The brave Great Sage, swaying and reeling, emboldened by the wine, went barging about as the mood took him.

一yí會huì把bǎ路lù差chà了le，不bú是shì齊qí天tiān府fǔ，卻què是shì兜dōu率shuài天tiān宮gōng。一yí会huì把bǎ路lù差chà了le，不bú是shì齐qí天tiān府fǔ，却què是shì兜dōu率shuài天tiān宫gōng。

In a while he took the wrong road — not the Equal-to-Heaven residence at all, but the Tushita Heavenly Palace.

兜率 (Tushita) is read dōu shuài.

一yí見jiàn了le，頓dùn然rán醒xǐng悟wù道dào：「兜dōu率shuài宮gōng是shì三sān十shí三sān天tiān之zhī上shàng，乃nǎi離lí恨hèn天tiān太tài上shàng老lǎo君jūn之zhī處chù，如rú何hé錯cuò到dào此cǐ間jiān？也yě罷bà，也yě罷bà，一yí向xiàng要yào來lái望wàng此cǐ老lǎo，不bù曾céng得dé來lái，今jīn趁chèn此cǐ殘cán步bù，就jiù望wàng他tā一yí望wàng也yě好hǎo。」一yí见jiàn了le，顿dùn然rán醒xǐng悟wù道dào：「兜dōu率shuài宫gōng是shì三sān十shí三sān天tiān之zhī上shàng，乃nǎi离lí恨hèn天tiān太tài上shàng老lǎo君jūn之zhī处chù，如rú何hé错cuò到dào此cǐ间jiān？也yě罢bà，也yě罢bà，一yí向xiàng要yào来lái望wàng此cǐ老lǎo，不bù曾céng得dé来lái，今jīn趁chèn此cǐ残cán步bù，就jiù望wàng他tā一yí望wàng也yě好hǎo。」

The moment he saw it he came to himself with a start and said: 'The Tushita Palace is above the Thirty-Three Heavens, the abode of the Most High Lord Lao in the Heaven of Parted Sorrow — how have I blundered here? Well, no matter, no matter: I have long meant to call on the old one and never managed it; now, while I still have these last steps in me, let me pay him a visit — that would be no bad thing.'

離恨天, the "Heaven of Parted Sorrow," is the highest of the thirty-three heavens.

即jí整zhěng衣yī撞zhuàng進jìn去qù，那nà裡lǐ不bú見jiàn老lǎo君jūn，四sì無wú人rén跡jī。即jí整zhěng衣yī撞zhuàng进jìn去qù，那nà里lǐ不bú见jiàn老lǎo君jūn，四sì无wú人rén迹jī。

He straightened his robe and barged in, but there was no Lord Lao to be seen — not a soul anywhere.

原yuán來lái那nà老lǎo君jūn與yǔ燃rán燈dēng古gǔ佛fó在zài三sān層céng高gāo閣gé朱zhū陵líng丹dān臺tái上shàng講jiǎng道dào，眾zhòng仙xiān童tóng、仙xiān將jiàng、仙xiān官guān、仙xiān吏lì都dōu侍shì立lì左zuǒ右yòu聽tīng講jiǎng。原yuán来lái那nà老lǎo君jūn与yǔ燃rán灯dēng古gǔ佛fó在zài三sān层céng高gāo阁gé朱zhū陵líng丹dān台tái上shàng讲jiǎng道dào，众zhòng仙xiān童tóng、仙xiān将jiàng、仙xiān官guān、仙xiān吏lì都dōu侍shì立lì左zuǒ右yòu听tīng讲jiǎng。

For the Lord Lao was up in the three-storeyed high pavilion, on the Vermilion-Mound Cinnabar Terrace, expounding the Way with the Lamp-lighting Old Buddha, and the immortal lads, generals, officers, and clerks all stood attending to left and right, listening.

燃燈古佛: Dīpaṃkara, the Lamp-lighting Buddha (佛 = fó).

這zhè大dà聖shèng直zhí至zhì丹dān房fáng裡lǐ面miàn，尋xún訪fǎng不bú遇yù。这zhè大dà圣shèng直zhí至zhì丹dān房fáng里lǐ面miàn，寻xún访fǎng不bú遇yù。

The Great Sage went right into the elixir-chamber, but sought and met no one.

但dàn見jiàn丹dān灶zào之zhī傍bàng，爐lú中zhōng有yǒu火huǒ。但dàn见jiàn丹dān灶zào之zhī傍bàng，炉lú中zhōng有yǒu火huǒ。

He saw only that beside the elixir-furnace there was fire in the brazier.

爐lú左zuǒ右yòu安ān放fàng著zhe五wǔ個gè葫hú蘆lú，葫hú蘆lú裡lǐ都dōu是shì煉liàn就jiù的de金jīn丹dān。炉lú左zuǒ右yòu安ān放fàng著zhe五wǔ个gè葫hú芦lú，葫hú芦lú里lǐ都dōu是shì炼liàn就jiù的de金jīn丹dān。

To left and right of the furnace were set five gourds, and in the gourds was all the refined golden elixir.

大dà聖shèng喜xǐ道dào：「此cǐ物wù乃nǎi仙xiān家jiā之zhī至zhì寶bǎo。老lǎo孫sūn自zì了liǎo道dào以yǐ來lái，識shí破pò了le內nèi外wài相xiāng同tóng之zhī理lǐ，也yě要yào煉liàn些xiē金jīn丹dān濟jì人rén，不bù期qī到dào家jiā無wú暇xiá。今jīn日rì有yǒu緣yuán，卻què又yòu撞zhuàng著zháo此cǐ物wù。趁chèn老lǎo子zǐ不bú在zài，等děng我wǒ吃chī他tā幾jǐ丸wán嘗cháng新xīn。」大dà圣shèng喜xǐ道dào：「此cǐ物wù乃nǎi仙xiān家jiā之zhī至zhì宝bǎo。老lǎo孙sūn自zì了liǎo道dào以yǐ来lái，识shí破pò了le内nèi外wài相xiāng同tóng之zhī理lǐ，也yě要yào炼liàn些xiē金jīn丹dān济jì人rén，不bù期qī到dào家jiā无wú暇xiá。今jīn日rì有yǒu缘yuán，却què又yòu撞zhuàng著zháo此cǐ物wù。趁chèn老lǎo子zǐ不bú在zài，等děng我wǒ吃chī他tā几jǐ丸wán尝cháng新xīn。」

The Great Sage said with delight: 'This thing is the supreme treasure of the immortals. Ever since old Sun completed the Way, I have seen through the principle that inner and outer are one, and have meant to refine some golden elixir to save others — only, back home, I never had the leisure. Today there's an affinity, and here I've run into the very thing. While the old man's away, let me eat a few pills of his to taste the new.'

內外相同之理: the inner-alchemical doctrine that the elixir refined within and the elixir compounded without follow one principle — Monkey’s boast of mastery. 了道 = liǎo dào; 撞著 = zhuàng zháo.

他tā就jiù把bǎ那nà葫hú蘆lú都dōu傾qīng出chū來lái，就jiù都dōu吃chī了le，如rú吃chī炒chǎo豆dòu相xiāng似sì。他tā就jiù把bǎ那nà葫hú芦lú都dōu倾qīng出chū来lái，就jiù都dōu吃chī了le，如rú吃chī炒chǎo豆dòu相xiāng似sì。

He then tipped out all the gourds and ate the lot, just as if he were eating fried beans.

總評 Commentary

The chapter’s gravest theft is reached by accident. Drunk and barging "as the mood took him" (任情亂撞), the 心猿 blunders not into his own residence but into the Tushita Palace, the elixir-chamber of the Most High Lord Lao. The escalation is deliberate: the peaches he stole by scheme, the wine by sorcery; the 金丹 — the golden elixir, the very summit of Daoist attainment — he swallows almost absent-mindedly, "just as if eating fried beans" (如吃炒豆相似). The higher the prize, the more careless the taking.

His self-justification is the passage’s sharpest irony. He claims the adept’s credentials — 老孫自了道以來，識破了內外相同之理 ("ever since I completed the Way, I have seen through the principle that inner and outer are one") — the authentic language of 內丹, the inner alchemy in which the elixir is refined within the body, not compounded in a gourd. Yet he invokes the doctrine only to excuse devouring another’s finished pills. To eat Lord Lao’s 金丹 is to mistake the outer elixir for the inner work — to swallow the emblem of immortality while skipping the cultivation it stands for. Liu Yiming’s commentaries turn on exactly this error: the elixir cannot be seized, only become.