[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) › 43.56 # 佛祖統紀 43.56 佛祖統紀 43.56 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [43.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.43.56) 述曰。人無通識不足以知佛。故韓愈夷其佛。歐陽修亦夷其佛。太宗以蘇易簡指佛為夷而惡之。自古人君莫如太宗之有通識也。佛聖人也。五天中土也。此方即五天之東境也。今稱中國者。此方自稱尊也。稱四夷者。且約此方四境之外論之也。儒家乏通識。即目睫以言之。故多失言。若蘇黃諸公則知之。復能言之也。 > The author remarks: Without broad understanding, a person is incapable of knowing the Buddha. Thus Han Yu treated the Buddha as a barbarian, and Ouyang Xiu also treated the Buddha as a barbarian. Emperor Taizong disliked Su Yijian referring to the Buddha as a barbarian; among rulers of antiquity, none had broad understanding like Emperor Taizong. The Buddha is a sage. The Five Indias are the central realm. This land is merely the eastern border of the Five Indias. That it is now called the 'Central Kingdom' is merely this land claiming honor for itself. Speaking of the 'four barbarian regions' is simply discussed with reference to the outside of this land's four borders. Confucians lack broad understanding and speak only from what is before their eyes and eyelashes, and hence they often err in their words. Only men like Su Shi and Huang Tingjian understood this and were able to articulate it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 43.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.43.55) - [Next: 43.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.43.57) - [Up: 43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.43) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.43.56) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.43.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.43.56) · Pramāṇa