四明尊者教行錄 7.49

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懺主單著名諱，古今皆然。如僧祐《弘明．序》云：祐以末學。《涅槃疏》緣起，章安自敘云：頂滯於豫章。亦有獨書上字者，如君山《籤．序》云：普早歲在塵是也。二師同學，同氣連枝，真難弟難兄也。故《石塔記》云：通居寶雲，日敷教觀。逾二記（知禮、遵式）子衿之高者。黨，類也。《釋名》曰：五百家為黨。《論語》孔子曰：吾聞君子不黨，君子亦有黨乎？疏曰：相助匿非曰黨。孔子既答陳司敗而退，司敗復楫弟子巫馬期進而問曰：我聞君子不阿黨。今孔子言：昭公知禮。即君子亦有黨乎？取長其理者，《孝經．序》曰：在理或當，何必求人。大哉《指要》之作，文理既正，是誠不可匿者也。

The Repentance Master writing only his personal name is something common to both ancient and modern times. For instance, Sengyou's preface to the Hongming [ji] says: "You, as a novice student." In the historical origin in the Commentary on the Nirvāṇa [Sūtra], Zhang'an relates of himself: "Ding lingered in Yuzhang." There are also those who write only their upper character, as Junshan's preface to the Qian says: "Pu, in his early years, was among the worldly dust." The two masters were fellow students, of the same spirit and connected like branches, truly peers of equal excellence. Therefore the Stone Stūpa Inscription states: "Tong resided at Baoyun, daily setting forth the doctrinal teachings and contemplation. The two records surpassed... those of high scholarship." "Partisan" (dang) means a group. The Shiming says: "Five hundred households constitute a dang." In the Analects, Confucius said: "I have heard that the gentleman is not partisan; can the gentleman also be partisan?" The subcommentary states: "Mutually assisting and concealing faults is called dang." After Confucius answered the Minister of Crime of Chen and withdrew, the Minister of Crime bowed to the disciple Wuma Qi, stepped forward, and asked: "I have heard that the gentleman does not take sides. Now Confucius says that Duke Zhao knew propriety. Can a gentleman also be partisan?" Regarding "adopt what is superior in its principle," the preface to the Classic of Filial Piety says: "If it is reasonable and fitting, why must one seek it from others?" How great is the composition of the Zhiyao! Its literary expression and principles being upright, it truly cannot be concealed.