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道可道,非常道;名可名,非常名。
无名天地之始,有名万物之母。
故常无欲,以观其妙;常有欲,以观其徼。
此两者同出而异名,同谓之玄。玄之又玄,众妙之门。
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ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱚᱜ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱢᱟᱹᱱᱟᱝ\nᱡᱚᱛᱚᱛᱮ ᱞᱟᱹᱭᱟᱫᱚ ᱾\nᱡᱚᱛᱚᱛᱮ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱢᱟᱹᱱᱟᱝ\nᱪᱷᱟᱹᱴᱭᱟᱹᱨᱚᱜ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾\nᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱦᱤᱥ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ,\nᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱜᱤᱫᱽᱨᱟᱹ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱚᱱᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾\nᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ, ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱛᱮ ᱱᱟᱹᱭᱞᱤᱜ,\nᱡᱚᱛᱚᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱚᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱤ ᱾\nᱥᱟᱹᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ, ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ, ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱛᱮ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱾
ᱜᱷᱚᱨᱚ ᱪᱤᱱᱛᱟ
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣ?
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱚᱜ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱠᱚᱨᱟᱭᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱛᱮ ᱞᱟᱹᱭᱟᱫᱚ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱚᱜ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᢱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ ᱡᱩᱫᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱭᱟᱫᱚ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱤᱡᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱜᱷᱟᱹᱴᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱾
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ?
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱹᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤᱭᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱫᱽᱛᱮ ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ, ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱹᱱᱟᱝᱟᱜ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱡᱚᱱᱟᱝᱜ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ ᱾ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱡᱤᱭᱟᱹᱞᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱮᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱠᱚᱨᱟᱣ ᱡᱚᱱᱟᱝᱜ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ ᱾
ᱟᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ?
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱝᱞᱟᱣ, ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱚᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱤ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱣ ᱾ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱭ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱤ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱣ ᱾
📜 ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱧᱮᱞᱢᱟ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
Wang Bi (226–249 CE)
可道之道,可名之名,指事造形,非其常也。故不可道,不可名也。凡有皆始于无,故未形无名之时,则为万物之始。及其有形有名之时,则长之、育之、亭之、毒之,为其母也。
James Legge (1891)
The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name. (Conceived of as) having no name, it is the Originator of heaven and earth; (conceived of as) having a name, it is the Mother of all things.
AI Modern
ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱚᱜ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱢᱟᱹᱱᱟᱝ\nᱡᱚᱛᱚᱛᱮ ᱞᱟᱹᱭᱟᱫᱚ ᱾\nᱡᱚᱛᱚᱛᱮ ᱱᱚᱣᱟ ᱢᱟᱹᱱᱟᱝ\nᱪᱷᱟᱹᱴᱭᱟᱹᱨᱚᱜ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾\nᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱦᱤᱥ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱢ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ,\nᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱜᱤᱫᱽᱨᱟᱹ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱚᱱᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾\nᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱝᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ, ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱛᱮ ᱱᱟᱹᱭᱞᱤᱜ,\nᱡᱚᱛᱚᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ ᱢᱚᱱᱛᱚᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱤ ᱾\nᱥᱟᱹᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ, ᱥᱟᱹᱜᱤᱧᱚᱜ, ᱡᱚᱛᱚᱛᱮ ᱨᱟᱹᱥᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱾
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