第七回 · 安天大會 The Assembly for Pacifying Heaven — Journey to the West

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安天大會 The Assembly for Pacifying Heaven

又yòu命mìng四sì大dà天tiān師shī、九jiǔ天tiān仙xiān女nǚ，大dà開kāi玉yù京jīng金jīn闕què、太tài玄xuán寶bǎo宮gōng、洞dòng陽yáng玉yù館guǎn，請qǐng如rú來lái高gāo座zuò七qī寶bǎo靈líng臺tái，調tiáo設shè各gè班bān坐zuò位wèi，安ān排pái龍lóng肝gān鳳fèng髓suǐ、玉yù液yè蟠pán桃táo。不bù一yì時shí，那nà玉yù清qīng元yuán始shǐ天tiān尊zūn、上shàng清qīng靈líng寶bǎo天tiān尊zūn、太tài清qīng道dào德dé天tiān尊zūn、五wǔ炁qì真zhēn君jūn、五wǔ斗dòu星xīng君jūn、三sān官guān四sì聖shèng、九jiǔ曜yào真zhēn君jūn、左zuǒ輔fǔ右yòu弼bì、天tiān王wáng、哪nǎ吒zhā、玄xuán虛xū一yì應yīng靈líng通tōng，對duì對duì旌jīng旗qí，雙shuāng雙shuāng幡fān蓋gài，都dōu捧pěng著zhe明míng珠zhū異yì寶bǎo、壽shòu果guǒ奇qí花huā，向xiàng佛fó前qián拜bài獻xiàn曰yuē：「感gǎn如rú來lái無wú量liàng法fǎ力lì，收shōu伏fú妖yāo猴hóu。蒙méng大dà天tiān尊zūn設shè宴yàn呼hū喚huàn，我wǒ等děng皆jiē來lái陳chén謝xiè。請qǐng如rú來lái將jiāng此cǐ會huì立lì一yì名míng，如rú何hé？」如rú來lái領lǐng眾zhòng神shén之zhī託tuō，曰yuē：「今jīn欲yù立lì名míng，可kě作zuò個gè『安ān天tiān大dà會huì』。」各gè仙xiān老lǎo異yì口kǒu同tóng聲shēng，俱jù道dào：「好hǎo個gè『安ān天tiān大dà會huì』！好hǎo個gè『安ān天tiān大dà會huì』！」言yán訖qì，各gè坐zuò座zuò位wèi，走zǒu斝jiǎ傳chuán觴shāng，簪zān花huā鼓gǔ瑟sè，果guǒ好hǎo會huì也yě。有yǒu詩shī為wèi證zhèng。詩shī曰yuē：又yòu命mìng四sì大dà天tiān师shī、九jiǔ天tiān仙xiān女nǚ，大dà开kāi玉yù京jīng金jīn阙què、太tài玄xuán宝bǎo宫gōng、洞dòng阳yáng玉yù馆guǎn，请qǐng如rú来lái高gāo座zuò七qī宝bǎo灵líng台tái，调tiáo设shè各gè班bān坐zuò位wèi，安ān排pái龙lóng肝gān凤fèng髓suǐ、玉yù液yè蟠pán桃táo。不bù一yì时shí，那nà玉yù清qīng元yuán始shǐ天tiān尊zūn、上shàng清qīng灵líng宝bǎo天tiān尊zūn、太tài清qīng道dào德dé天tiān尊zūn、五wǔ炁qì真zhēn君jūn、五wǔ斗dòu星xīng君jūn、三sān官guān四sì圣shèng、九jiǔ曜yào真zhēn君jūn、左zuǒ辅fǔ右yòu弼bì、天tiān王wáng、哪nǎ吒zhā、玄xuán虚xū一yì应yīng灵líng通tōng，对duì对duì旌jīng旗qí，双shuāng双shuāng幡fān盖gài，都dōu捧pěng著zhe明míng珠zhū异yì宝bǎo、寿shòu果guǒ奇qí花huā，向xiàng佛fó前qián拜bài献xiàn曰yuē：「感gǎn如rú来lái无wú量liàng法fǎ力lì，收shōu伏fú妖yāo猴hóu。蒙méng大dà天tiān尊zūn设shè宴yàn呼hū唤huàn，我wǒ等děng皆jiē来lái陈chén谢xiè。请qǐng如rú来lái将jiāng此cǐ会huì立lì一yì名míng，如rú何hé？」如rú来lái领lǐng众zhòng神shén之zhī托tuō，曰yuē：「今jīn欲yù立lì名míng，可kě作zuò个gè『安ān天tiān大dà会huì』。」各gè仙xiān老lǎo异yì口kǒu同tóng声shēng，俱jù道dào：「好hǎo个gè『安ān天tiān大dà会huì』！好hǎo个gè『安ān天tiān大dà会huì』！」言yán讫qì，各gè坐zuò座zuò位wèi，走zǒu斝jiǎ传chuán觞shāng，簪zān花huā鼓gǔ瑟sè，果guǒ好hǎo会huì也yě。有yǒu诗shī为wèi证zhèng。诗shī曰yuē：

宴yàn設shè蟠pán桃táo猴hóu攪jiǎo亂luàn，安ān天tiān大dà會huì勝shèng蟠pán桃táo。宴yàn设shè蟠pán桃táo猴hóu搅jiǎo乱luàn，安ān天tiān大dà会huì胜shèng蟠pán桃táo。

龍lóng旗qí鸞luán輅lù祥xiáng光guāng藹ǎi，寶bǎo節jié幢chuáng幡fān瑞ruì氣qì飄piāo。龙lóng旗qí鸾luán辂lù祥xiáng光guāng蔼ǎi，宝bǎo节jié幢chuáng幡fān瑞ruì气qì飘piāo。

仙xiān樂yuè玄xuán歌gē音yīn韻yùn美měi，鳳fèng簫xiāo玉yù管guǎn響xiǎng聲shēng高gāo。仙xiān乐yuè玄xuán歌gē音yīn韵yùn美měi，凤fèng箫xiāo玉yù管guǎn响xiǎng声shēng高gāo。

瓊qióng香xiāng繚liáo繞rào群qún仙xiān集jí，宇yǔ宙zhòu清qīng平píng賀hè聖shèng朝cháo。琼qióng香xiāng缭liáo绕rào群qún仙xiān集jí，宇yǔ宙zhòu清qīng平píng贺hè圣shèng朝cháo。

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又yòu命mìng四sì大dà天tiān師shī、九jiǔ天tiān仙xiān女nǚ，大dà開kāi玉yù京jīng金jīn闕què、太tài玄xuán寶bǎo宮gōng、洞dòng陽yáng玉yù館guǎn，請qǐng如rú來lái高gāo座zuò七qī寶bǎo靈líng臺tái，調tiáo設shè各gè班bān坐zuò位wèi，安ān排pái龍lóng肝gān鳳fèng髓suǐ、玉yù液yè蟠pán桃táo。又yòu命mìng四sì大dà天tiān师shī、九jiǔ天tiān仙xiān女nǚ，大dà开kāi玉yù京jīng金jīn阙què、太tài玄xuán宝bǎo宫gōng、洞dòng阳yáng玉yù馆guǎn，请qǐng如rú来lái高gāo座zuò七qī宝bǎo灵líng台tái，调tiáo设shè各gè班bān坐zuò位wèi，安ān排pái龙lóng肝gān凤fèng髓suǐ、玉yù液yè蟠pán桃táo。

He further ordered the Four Heavenly Masters and the Nine-Heaven Immortal Maidens to throw open the Jade-Capital Golden Towers, the Grand-Mystery Treasure Palace, and the Cavern-Yang Jade Lodge; to invite the Tathāgata to the high seat on the Seven-Jewel Numinous Dais; to arrange the seating of each rank; and to lay out dragon-liver and phoenix-marrow, jade nectar and immortal peaches.

調設: 調 = tiáo (to arrange/order). 龍肝鳳髓 (lóng gān fèng suǐ), "dragon-liver and phoenix-marrow" — the proverbial fare of the gods. The lavish staging establishes the banquet's scale before the immortals arrive.

不bù一yì時shí，那nà玉yù清qīng元yuán始shǐ天tiān尊zūn、上shàng清qīng靈líng寶bǎo天tiān尊zūn、太tài清qīng道dào德dé天tiān尊zūn、五wǔ炁qì真zhēn君jūn、五wǔ斗dòu星xīng君jūn、三sān官guān四sì聖shèng、九jiǔ曜yào真zhēn君jūn、左zuǒ輔fǔ右yòu弼bì、天tiān王wáng、哪nǎ吒zhā、玄xuán虛xū一yì應yīng靈líng通tōng，對duì對duì旌jīng旗qí，雙shuāng雙shuāng幡fān蓋gài，都dōu捧pěng著zhe明míng珠zhū異yì寶bǎo、壽shòu果guǒ奇qí花huā，向xiàng佛fó前qián拜bài獻xiàn曰yuē：不bù一yì时shí，那nà玉yù清qīng元yuán始shǐ天tiān尊zūn、上shàng清qīng灵líng宝bǎo天tiān尊zūn、太tài清qīng道dào德dé天tiān尊zūn、五wǔ炁qì真zhēn君jūn、五wǔ斗dòu星xīng君jūn、三sān官guān四sì圣shèng、九jiǔ曜yào真zhēn君jūn、左zuǒ辅fǔ右yòu弼bì、天tiān王wáng、哪nǎ吒zhā、玄xuán虚xū一yì应yīng灵líng通tōng，对duì对duì旌jīng旗qí，双shuāng双shuāng幡fān盖gài，都dōu捧pěng著zhe明míng珠zhū异yì宝bǎo、寿shòu果guǒ奇qí花huā，向xiàng佛fó前qián拜bài献xiàn曰yuē：

In no time at all, the Primal-Origin Honored One of Jade Purity, the Numinous-Treasure Honored One of Upper Purity, the Way-and-Virtue Honored One of Grand Purity, the Five-Vapor True Lords, the Five-Dipper Star Lords, the Three Officials and Four Sages, the Nine-Luminary True Lords, the Left-Aide and Right-Assistant, the Heavenly Kings, Nezha, and every numinous power of the Mystic Void — rank on rank of banners, pair on pair of canopies — all came bearing bright pearls and rare treasures, longevity-fruits and wondrous flowers, and offered them in homage before the Buddha, saying:

不一時: yì (before shí, 2nd tone). 玉清、上清、太清 — the Three Pure Ones, supreme Daoist deities. 五炁: 炁 = qì (the archaic graph for primal breath). 一應: yì (before yīng, 1st tone); 應 = yīng. 都捧著: durative 著 = zhe.

「感gǎn如rú來lái無wú量liàng法fǎ力lì，收shōu伏fú妖yāo猴hóu。蒙méng大dà天tiān尊zūn設shè宴yàn呼hū喚huàn，我wǒ等děng皆jiē來lái陳chén謝xiè。請qǐng如rú來lái將jiāng此cǐ會huì立lì一yì名míng，如rú何hé？」「感gǎn如rú来lái无wú量liàng法fǎ力lì，收shōu伏fú妖yāo猴hóu。蒙méng大dà天tiān尊zūn设shè宴yàn呼hū唤huàn，我wǒ等děng皆jiē来lái陈chén谢xiè。请qǐng如rú来lái将jiāng此cǐ会huì立lì一yì名míng，如rú何hé？」

"We are grateful to the Tathāgata's boundless Dharma-power for subduing the fiendish monkey. At the Great Heavenly Honored One's bidding to this banquet, we have all come to give thanks. We beg the Tathāgata to give this gathering a name — what shall it be?"

收伏: 伏 here = fú (subdue). 將此會: disposal-jiāng. 立一名: yì (before míng, 2nd tone). The immortals ask the Buddha — not the Jade Emperor — to name the feast: a quiet ceding of the honor.

如rú來lái領lǐng眾zhòng神shén之zhī託tuō，曰yuē：「今jīn欲yù立lì名míng，可kě作zuò個gè『安ān天tiān大dà會huì』。」各gè仙xiān老lǎo異yì口kǒu同tóng聲shēng，俱jù道dào：「好hǎo個gè『安ān天tiān大dà會huì』！好hǎo個gè『安ān天tiān大dà會huì』！」言yán訖qì，各gè坐zuò座zuò位wèi，走zǒu斝jiǎ傳chuán觴shāng，簪zān花huā鼓gǔ瑟sè，果guǒ好hǎo會huì也yě。有yǒu詩shī為wèi證zhèng。詩shī曰yuē：如rú来lái领lǐng众zhòng神shén之zhī托tuō，曰yuē：「今jīn欲yù立lì名míng，可kě作zuò个gè『安ān天tiān大dà会huì』。」各gè仙xiān老lǎo异yì口kǒu同tóng声shēng，俱jù道dào：「好hǎo个gè『安ān天tiān大dà会huì』！好hǎo个gè『安ān天tiān大dà会huì』！」言yán讫qì，各gè坐zuò座zuò位wèi，走zǒu斝jiǎ传chuán觞shāng，簪zān花huā鼓gǔ瑟sè，果guǒ好hǎo会huì也yě。有yǒu诗shī为wèi证zhèng。诗shī曰yuē：

The Tathāgata accepted the gods' charge and said: "If a name is wanted, let it be called the 'Assembly for Pacifying Heaven.'" The assembled immortals cried with one voice: "A fine 'Assembly for Pacifying Heaven'! A fine 'Assembly for Pacifying Heaven'!" When this was said, each took his seat; goblets passed and wine-cups went round, flowers were pinned and zithers struck — truly a fine assembly. There is a poem to prove it. The poem says:

安天大會 — the "Assembly for Pacifying Heaven," the feast's name and the chapter's emblem: Heaven is pacified, restored to order, by the monkey's binding. 走斝傳觴 (zǒu jiǎ chuán shāng), wine-vessels circulating — the formula for a grand feast. The verse lead-in 詩曰 rides the end of this prose segment.

The Peach Banquet was set, and the monkey threw it into chaos; the Assembly for Pacifying Heaven surpasses the Peach Banquet itself.

The poem opens by measuring this feast against the 蟠桃會 (Peach Banquet) the monkey wrecked in Chapter 5 — and declares it greater. Order restored after disorder is worth more than order never broken; the 安天大會 earns its precedence precisely by following the catastrophe.

Dragon-banners and phoenix-carriages, auspicious light aglow; jeweled standards and pennoned flags, propitious vapors adrift.

鸞輅 (luán lù), the phoenix state-carriage; 幢幡 (chuáng fān), ceremonial banners. 祥光: 祥 = xiáng (auspicious). The couplet renders the feast as pure radiant ceremony, the visual opposite of the smoke and fire that filled the chapter's first half.

Immortal music and mystic song, the tones and rhymes so fair; phoenix pan-pipes and jade flutes, their sound ringing high.

仙樂: 樂 = yuè (music). The shift from the clangor of battle (金鞭鐵棒) to the harmony of 鳳簫玉管 is the chapter's whole movement in miniature — discord resolved into music.

Jasper incense curling, the host of immortals gathered; the universe at peace, they hail the holy court.

宇宙清平, "the cosmos pure and at peace" — the explicit statement of what the binding accomplished. 賀聖朝: 朝 = cháo (the holy court/dynasty). The poem closes on cosmic order affirmed, the precise inverse of the opening lyric's "throwing rule and precept into chaos."

總評 Commentary

The banquet is named the 安天大會, the "Assembly for Pacifying Heaven" — and the Buddha, not the Jade Emperor, is asked to name it. The detail matters: it is Buddhist authority that confers meaning on the Daoist celebration. The feast gathers the entire Three-Pure-Ones pantheon, who come bearing tribute and offer it "before the Buddha," the whole Daoist cosmos arranged in homage around the Buddhist deliverer.

The banquet-poem's first line is its key: 安天大會勝蟠桃 — this assembly "surpasses the Peach Banquet" the monkey destroyed two chapters earlier. The claim is structural, not merely flattering. The wrecked 蟠桃會 and the triumphant 安天大會 are deliberate mirror-images: disorder and its repair. The novel insists that order recovered after catastrophe is more valuable than order that was never tested — a principle that will govern the entire pilgrimage, in which the monkey's wildness is not erased but redeemed into service.

The whole passage works by sensory inversion. The chapter's first half was fire, smoke, thunder, the clash of cudgel and whip; its close is incense, jeweled light, phoenix-flutes and jade-pipes, "the universe at peace" (宇宙清平). The discord of the rebellious 心猿 resolves, literally, into music. In the 易經 and inner-alchemical frame the novel sustains, this is the harmony that follows when the wild agent is returned to its place within the cosmic pattern — the 定 (stilling) of the title made audible.