Chapter 25

ⴰⵣⴷⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⴳⵯⴰⵔ

道大自然四大

Quick Answer

ⴰⴼⴰⵔⵓⵙ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵣⴷⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⴳⵯⴰⵔ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⴷⴷⵏⵏⵏⵏ. ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⵔⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵏ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵖⴰⵔ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵏ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵏ. ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ, ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ.

Key Concepts

道
大
自然
四大

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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 25, "ⴰⵣⴷⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⴳⵯⴰⵔ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/25/

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Original

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。

Asuɣel

ⴰⵣⴷⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⴳⵯⴰⵔ, ⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⴷⴷⵏⵏⵏⵏ. ⴰⴼⴰⵔⵓⵙ, ⴰⵣⵣⵓⴹⴰⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⴳⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ, ⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵡⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ, ⴰⵣⵣⴰⵔⵓⵎ ⴷⵉ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴷⴰⵔⵓ, ⵓⵙⵉⴳⴳⵯⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ. ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵣⵓⵍⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵎ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⵉⴳⴳⵯⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵏ. ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵏⴰⵎ ⵉⵓⵙⵉ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎⴰⵏ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵙⵉⴳⴳⵯⴰⵔ. ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⵔⵓⵙ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⴷⴰⵔⵓ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⴰⵔ. ⵉⴳⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⴰⴼⴰⵔⵓⵙ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ, ⵓⵎⴰⵙⴰⵔ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵏ. ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⴼⴰⵔⵓⵙ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ, ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ, ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ. ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵖⴰⵔ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵏ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵙⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵏ. ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ, ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⴼⴰⵔⵓⵙ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ, ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵎ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ.

Isental Imsawaḍen

Wang Bi (226–249 ⴽ.ⵉ.ⵙ)

混然不可得而知，而万物由之以成，故曰混成也。不知其谁之子，故先天地生。寂寥，无形体也。无物之匹，故曰独立也。返化终始，不失其常，故曰不改也。周行无所不至而不危殆，故曰天下母也。

James Legge (1891)

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.

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