Emerald Tablet

Japanese: エメラルド碑板 - エメラルドひばん（英語表記）Emerald Tablet

The oldest alchemical document inscribed on an emerald. Also known as the Tabula smaragdina. It is believed to have been written by either Hermes Trismegistus or King Hiram, but some say it dates back to the 12th century. It teaches that the three worlds of the universe, nature, and humans are permeated by the principle of the Trinity, which is the basis for the correspondence of all things, that is, "as above, so below." It describes how to distill, evaporate, putrefy, and multiply the subtle substances embedded in the body, and form the Philosopher's Stone through the process of blackening, whitening, and reddening, according to this principle.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

エメラルドに刻まれた最古とされる錬金術文献。別称《タブラ･スマラグディナTabula smaragdina》。作者はヘルメス･トリスメギストスとも，ヒラム王とも信じられているが，また一説には12世紀ころのものとも言う。宇宙と自然と人間の三世界には〈三位一体〉の原理が貫いており，それが〈上のごとく，下もしかり〉という，万物照応の根拠になっていると説く。肉体に埋められた精妙物質を，この原理に従って蒸留，揮発，腐敗，増殖させ，黒化―白化―赤化の過程を経て賢者の石を形成する方法を述べている。

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