<p>well, again, read from right to left, top to bottom. and, don’t fixated on regular script (楷書)</p>
<p>the top right character <a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E4%B8%80" rel="nofollow noreferrer">“一”</a>, and the top left character <a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%BF%83" rel="nofollow noreferrer">“心”</a> (in small seal script) are easy to recognise.</p>
<p>Next, the bottom right character, the left component is also a “心”, and I recognised the right component is <a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E9%9A%B9" rel="nofollow noreferrer">“隹”</a> (a bird); which made it <a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%83%9F" rel="nofollow noreferrer">“惟”</a>.</p>
<p>So, the text is “一x惟心x”.</p>
<p>I known the verse “一切惟心”, a buddhism notion, I would guess the middle right character is <a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%88%87" rel="nofollow noreferrer">“切”</a>. See the link as proof.</p>
<p>The last one, the bottom left character, again, I recognised the right component <a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%91%8A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">“告”</a>.</p>
<p>At this moment, my “free association” of it is “一切惟心造”, however, the right component did not like a “⻍“, or a “辵“ (radical 162)</p>
<p>The next inference is: it might be a variant (異體字). So, I would try these two sites, search for variants of “造”:</p>
<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://chardb.iis.sinica.edu.tw/variants.jsp?cid=23691" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://chardb.iis.sinica.edu.tw/variants.jsp?cid=23691</a></p>
</li>
<li><p><a href="https://dict.variants.moe.edu.tw/variants/rbt/word_attribute.rbt?quote_code=QTA0MTQ2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://dict.variants.moe.edu.tw/variants/rbt/word_attribute.rbt?quote_code=QTA0MTQ2</a></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Voilà, the left component might be <a href="http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E8%88%9F" rel="nofollow noreferrer">“舟”</a></p>
<p>Last, when the text is found to be “一切惟心艁”, I just google it as “一切惟心造”, and pick a simple, acceptable result, and interpret it in English.</p>
<p>“一切惟心艁” might be interpreted differently, according to the sect. Any further elaboration would be better asked in buddhism forum, imo.</p>
<p>have fun :)</p>

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<p>I have a beautiful scroll given to me and am trying to find out the history of the seal</p>

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can anyone help identify the chop mark please and translate (Characters identified: 一切惟心艁)
# can anyone help identify the chop mark please and translate (Characters identified: 一切惟心艁)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-27)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/RUXja.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/RUXja.jpg)

I have a beautiful scroll given to me and am trying to find out the history of the seal

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-09-03. Score: 3

well, again, read from right to left, top to bottom. and, don’t fixated on regular script (楷書)

the top right character [“一”](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E4%B8%80), and the top left character [“心”](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%BF%83) (in small seal script) are easy to recognise.

Next, the bottom right character, the left component is also a “心”, and I recognised the right component is [“隹”](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E9%9A%B9) (a bird); which made it [“惟”](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E6%83%9F).

So, the text is “一x惟心x”.

I known the verse “一切惟心”, a buddhism notion, I would guess the middle right character is [“切”](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%88%87). See the link as proof.

The last one, the bottom left character, again, I recognised the right component [“告”](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%91%8A).

At this moment, my “free association” of it is “一切惟心造”, however, the right component did not like a “⻍“, or a “辵“ (radical 162)

The next inference is: it might be a variant (異體字). So, I would try these two sites, search for variants of “造”:

* <https://chardb.iis.sinica.edu.tw/variants.jsp?cid=23691>
* <https://dict.variants.moe.edu.tw/variants/rbt/word_attribute.rbt?quote_code=QTA0MTQ2>

Voilà, the left component might be [“舟”](http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E8%88%9F)

Last, when the text is found to be “一切惟心艁”, I just google it as “一切惟心造”, and pick a simple, acceptable result, and interpret it in English.

“一切惟心艁” might be interpreted differently, according to the sect. Any further elaboration would be better asked in buddhism forum, imo.

have fun :)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Something like what Johann Goethe said , "Man is made by his belief. As he believes so he is" The Buddhist has a metaphysical concept that everything, including your own innate psychological make-up, even the Universe itself, is a product of one's mind -- "you think so you become...."  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-09-22. Score: 0

I think it meant to say "[一切唯心造](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E4%B8%80%E5%88%87%E5%94%AF%E5%BF%83%E9%80%A0)" - "Everything is created by your mind".


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