歷代三寶紀 7.213

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右論一卷。元帝世。楊都瓦官寺沙門竺僧敷撰。于時異學之徒咸謂。心神有形但妙於萬物耳。隨其能言更相摧壓。邪正莫辯取捨靡從。僧敷緣茲故著斯論。其論略云。有形便有數。有數則有盡神既無盡。故知無形。時狀辯之徒。雖紛紜交諍既見理有詣。則愜然信服焉。

The above treatise in one fascicle was composed during the reign of Emperor Yuan by the śramaṇa Zhu Sengfu of Waguan Monastery in Yangdu. At that time, followers of divergent teachings all claimed that the mind-spirit has a form, only more subtle than myriad things. Following their eloquence, they suppressed one another; right and wrong could not be distinguished, and there was no standard for accepting or rejecting. For this reason, Sengfu composed this treatise. The treatise roughly said: 'Whatever has form has measure; whatever has measure has an end. Since the spirit is endless, we know it has no form.' The debaters of the time, though in chaotic dispute, upon seeing that this principle reached the truth, comfortably believed and submitted to it.