妙法蓮華經玄義 8.67

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若周孔經籍，治法禮法，兵法醫法，天文地理，八卦五行，世間墳典，孝以治家，忠以治國，各親其親，各子其子，敬上愛下，仁義揖讓，安于百姓，霸立社稷；若失此法，彊者陵弱，天下焦遑，民無聊生，鳥不暇栖，獸不暇伏；若依此法，天下太平，牛馬內向，當知此法，乃是愛民治國，而稱為實。《金光明》云：「釋提桓因種種勝論。」即其義也。蓋十善意耳，修十善上符天心，諸天歡喜，求天然報，此法為勝，故言勝論耳。又大梵天王，說出欲論，即是修定出欲淤泥，亦是愛論攝耳。世又方術，服藥長生，練形易色，飛仙隱形者，稱此藥方祕要真實，此亦愛論鈍使攝耳。

As for the classical texts of the Duke of Zhou and Confucius—methods of governance and ritual etiquette, military strategy and medicine, astronomy and geography, the eight trigrams and the five phases, the worldly canonical works—governing the family through filial piety, governing the state through loyalty, each cherishing their own kin, each treating their own young as children, respecting superiors and loving inferiors, benevolence, righteousness, deference and courtesy, bringing peace to the hundred surnames, and establishing the hegemony of the altars of soil and grain; if one loses these methods, the strong will oppress the weak, all under heaven will be anxious and panicked, the people will have nothing to live by, birds will have no leisure to roost, and beasts will have no leisure to lie down; if one relies on these methods, all under heaven will be in great peace, and cattle and horses will look inward. One should know that these methods are praised as real because they love the people and govern the state. The Suvarṇaprabhāsa says: 'The diverse superior treatises of Śakra Devānām Indra.' This is precisely what it means. They are simply the purport of the ten good actions: cultivating the ten good actions accords with the heavenly mind above, the heavenly beings rejoice, and one seeks natural celestial retribution; because these methods are superior, they are called 'superior treatises.' Furthermore, when the Great Brahmā King speaks treatises on leaving desire, this refers to cultivating dhyāna to emerge from the mire of desire, which is also subsumed under discourses of craving. Moreover, in the world there are esoteric techniques: ingesting medicine for longevity, refining the physical form and transforming one's complexion, becoming flying immortals, and concealing one's form; those who call these medicinal recipes secret, essential, and real are likewise subsumed under discourses of craving and the dull afflictions.