[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) › 38.18 # 佛祖統紀 38.18 佛祖統紀 38.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [38.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.38.18) 述曰。子不語怪神。言誠可以為教世之法也。夫老子聖人也。或在天為君主。或分形下教。隨時闡化。則有之矣。而寇謙之迺言。於某處某處老君下降。授帝以太平真君之號。囑以輔佐太平之說。託崔浩以其書獻。誑惑當世之君。何其怪哉。厥後崔浩以釋教虛誕之說。勸於上遽起滅僧之禍。此其法運之一厄也。既而崔浩族誅太武被弑。不令而終。君臣俱遭冥罰。寧不遺恨於謙之乎。 > The commentary says: The Master did not talk about strange spirits; these words can truly serve as a method for educating the world. Now, Laozi was a sage: either acting as a sovereign in heaven, or dividing his form to descend and teach, expounding transformation according to the times—these things indeed existed. Yet Kou Qianzhi then claimed that Laozi descended at such-and-such places, bestowed upon the emperor the title of 'True Lord of Grand Peace', and entrusted him with the doctrine of assisting Grand Peace, relying on Cui Hao to present his writings, thereby deceiving the ruler of his day. How monstrous this was! Thereafter, Cui Hao, relying on the claim that Buddhist teachings are empty and fabricated, persuaded the emperor suddenly to initiate the calamity of exterminating the saṅgha. This was one of the adversities in the fortunes of the Dharma. Soon after, Cui Hao suffered the extermination of his clan, and Emperor Taiwu was assassinated, neither meeting a good end. Both ruler and minister suffered retribution in the unseen realms. How could one not hold enduring resentment against Qianzhi? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 38.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.38.17) - [Next: 38.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.38.19) - [Up: 38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.38) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.38.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.38.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.38.18) · Pramāṇa