[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) › 40.23 # 佛祖統紀 40.23 佛祖統紀 40.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [40.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.40.23) 述曰。佛道何在。必於伽藍經像沙門奉法之徒。以寓見之。而後可以行清淨慈悲之化。崇不知此道。而且獨任虛理以飾陋見。故其當軸也。則禁度僧創寺鑄佛寫經。其屬纊也。則遺令戒兒曹勿舉佛事。使得君如魏太武以逞其堅僻之志。則亦當時一崔浩。不令之終也。 > The commentary says: Where does the Buddha's way lie? It must be manifested through monasteries, scriptures, images, and the assembly of monks upholding the Dharma; only then can the transformation of purity and compassion be carried out. Chong did not know this path, and moreover relied solely on empty principle to adorn his narrow views. Thus, when he was in power, he banned the ordination of monks, the creation of monasteries, the casting of Buddhas, and the copying of scriptures; when he was on his deathbed, he issued a testamentary decree warning his sons not to conduct Buddhist services. Had he obtained a ruler like Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei to indulge his stubborn and biased will, he would have been another Cui Hao of his time, coming to an ill end. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 40.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.40.22) - [Next: 40.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.40.24) - [Up: 40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.40) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.40.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.40.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.40.23) · Pramāṇa