[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035) › 37.15 # 佛祖統紀 37.15 佛祖統紀 37.15 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [37.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.15) 慈雲法師。於天台勸民俗祀神改祭為齋。其文有曰。天子七廟。下至庶人皆同祭祀圓丘方澤上下神祇。國之常典勸令斷祭。無乃太傷國風乎。釋曰。祭祀出俗典。改祭據佛經。俗典則未逃殺害。佛經則唯重慈悲。殺害則報在三途。慈悲則果成萬德。以善改惡無不可者。 > Dharma Master Ciyun, on Mount Tiantai, exhorted popular customs regarding sacrifices to the spirits, urging that bloody sacrifices be changed to vegetarian feasts. His text stated: 'From the seven ancestral shrines of the Son of Heaven down to the commoners, all alike sacrifice to the round mound and the square pool, and to the spirits above and below. This is an enduring canon of the state; if we exhort them to cease these sacrifices, would that not excessively harm the customs of the state?' He explained: 'Sacrifices originate from secular canons, while reforming sacrifices is based on Buddhist sūtras. Secular canons do not escape slaughter; Buddhist sūtras value only compassion. Slaughter brings retribution in the three destinies; compassion bears fruit in the myriad virtues. Using good to reform evil is always acceptable.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 37.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.14) - [Next: 37.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.16) - [Up: 37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.37.15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.37.15) · Pramāṇa