詩曰：
妄想不復強滅，真如何必希求。 本原自性佛前修，迷悟豈居前後。悟即剎那成正，迷而萬劫沉流。 若能一念合真修，滅盡恆沙罪垢。
诗曰：
妄想不复强灭，真如何必希求。 本原自性佛前修，迷悟岂居前后。悟即刹那成正，迷而万劫沉流。 若能一念合真修，灭尽恒沙罪垢。
A poem says:
Deluded thoughts need not be forced to die;why strive and seek for true suchness?The nature you were born with is what you cultivate before the Buddha;how can delusion and awakening come before or after?Awaken, and in an instant you reach the true fruit;stay deluded, and for ten thousand kalpas you sink and drift.If a single thought can join with true cultivation,it wipes out sins as countless as the Ganges’ sands.
卻說那八戒、沙僧與怪鬥經個三十回合，不分勝負。你道怎麼不分勝負？若論賭手段，莫說兩個和尚，就是二十個也敵不過那妖精。只為唐僧命不該死，暗中有那護法神祗保著他；空中又有那六丁六甲、五方揭諦、四值功曹、一十八位護教伽藍助著八戒、沙僧。
却说那八戒、沙僧与怪斗经个三十回合，不分胜负。你道怎么不分胜负？若论赌手段，莫说两个和尚，就是二十个也敌不过那妖精。只为唐僧命不该死，暗中有那护法神祗保着他；空中又有那六丁六甲、五方揭谛、四值功曹、一十八位护教伽蓝助着八戒、沙僧。
Now, Bajie and Sha Monk fought the demon for some thirty rounds without either side winning. And why, you may ask, was there no winner? Measured by skill alone, not two monks but twenty could not have matched that demon. It was only because the Tang Monk was not fated to die: Dharma-guarding gods were secretly protecting him, and in the air the Six Ding and Six Jia, the Guardians of the Five Directions, the Four Merit Officers of the Watches and the Eighteen Monastery Guardians were helping Bajie and Sha Monk.
且不言他三人戰鬥。卻說那長老在洞裡悲啼，思量他那徒弟，眼中流淚道：「悟能啊，不知你在那個村中逢了善友，貪著齋供？悟淨啊，你又不知在那裡尋他，可能得會？豈知我遇妖魔，在此受難？幾時得會你們，脫了大難，早赴靈山？」正當悲啼煩惱，忽見那洞內走出一個婦人來，扶著定魂樁，叫道：「那長老，你從何來？為何被他縛在此處？」長老聞言，淚眼偷看，那婦人約有三十年紀。遂道：「女菩薩，不消問了。我已是該死的，走進你家門來也，要吃就吃了罷，又問怎的？」那婦人道：「我不是吃人的。我家離此西下有三百餘里，那裡有座城，叫做寶象國。我是那國王的第三個公主，乳名叫做百花羞。只因十三年前八月十五日夜，玩月中間，被這妖魔一陣狂風攝將來，與他做了十三年夫妻，在此生兒育女，杳無音信回朝。思量我那父母，不能相見。你從何來，被他拿住？」唐僧道：「貧僧乃是差往西天取經者，不期閑步，誤撞在此。如今要拿住我兩個徒弟，一齊蒸吃哩。」那公主陪笑道 ：「長老寬心，你既是取經的，我救得你。那寶象國是你西方去的大路，你與我捎一封書兒去，拜上我那父母，我就教他饒了你罷。」三藏點頭道：「女菩薩，若還救得貧僧命，願做捎書寄信人。」
且不言他三人战斗。却说那长老在洞里悲啼，思量他那徒弟，眼中流泪道：「悟能啊，不知你在那个村中逢了善友，贪着斋供？悟净啊，你又不知在那里寻他，可能得会？岂知我遇妖魔，在此受难？几时得会你们，脱了大难，早赴灵山？」正当悲啼烦恼，忽见那洞内走出一个妇人来，扶着定魂桩，叫道：「那长老，你从何来？为何被他缚在此处？」长老闻言，泪眼偷看，那妇人约有三十年纪。遂道：「女菩萨，不消问了。我已是该死的，走进你家门来也，要吃就吃了罢，又问怎的？」那妇人道：「我不是吃人的。我家离此西下有三百余里，那里有座城，叫做宝象国。我是那国王的第三个公主，乳名叫做百花羞。只因十三年前八月十五日夜，玩月中间，被这妖魔一阵狂风摄将来，与他做了十三年夫妻，在此生儿育女，杳无音信回朝。思量我那父母，不能相见。你从何来，被他拿住？」唐僧道：「贫僧乃是差往西天取经者，不期闲步，误撞在此。如今要拿住我两个徒弟，一齐蒸吃哩。」那公主陪笑道 ：「长老宽心，你既是取经的，我救得你。那宝象国是你西方去的大路，你与我捎一封书儿去，拜上我那父母，我就教他饶了你罢。」三藏点头道：「女菩萨，若还救得贫僧命，愿做捎书寄信人。」
We will say no more of the three of them fighting. Our story turns to the elder, weeping in the cave and thinking of his disciples. With tears in his eyes he said, “Wuneng, I wonder in which village you’ve met some kind patron and are lingering over a vegetarian meal. Wujing, where are you looking for him? Will you find him? How could you know I have met a demon and am suffering here? When shall I see you again, escape this great peril and hurry on to Spirit Mountain?” While he was weeping in his misery, he suddenly saw a woman come out from inside the cave. Holding on to the Soul-Fixing Stake, she called, “Elder, where have you come from? Why has he tied you up here?” Hearing this, the elder stole a look through his tears. The woman was about thirty years old. He said, “Lady Bodhisattva, there’s no need to ask. I’m as good as dead already, walking into your house like this. If you mean to eat me, eat me and be done with it. Why ask questions?” The woman said, “I’m not one who eats people. Over three hundred li west of here there is a city called the kingdom of Baoxiang. I am the third princess of its king, and my childhood name is Baihuaxiu. Thirteen years ago, on the night of the fifteenth of the eighth month, while I was enjoying the moon, this demon carried me off in a gust of wild wind. I have been his wife for thirteen years and borne him children here, and not a word of me has reached the court. I long for my father and mother, but I cannot see them. Where have you come from, that he caught you?” The Tang Monk said, “This poor monk was sent to the Western Heaven to fetch scriptures. I happened to stroll off and blundered in here by mistake. Now he means to catch my two disciples and steam us all together to eat.” The princess smiled and said, “Set your heart at rest, Elder. Since you are fetching scriptures, I can save you. The kingdom of Baoxiang lies on your main road west. Carry a letter for me and give my greetings to my father and mother, and I’ll get him to spare you.” Sanzang nodded. “Lady Bodhisattva, if you can save this poor monk’s life, I will gladly be your letter-carrier.”