[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) › 44.14 # 佛祖統紀 44.14 佛祖統紀 44.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [44.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.44.14) 述曰。道事天。天事佛。故為國者必兩存之。而於尊卑小大之分。較然久已自明。恭惟真宗皇帝聖心虛融并包法界。敬天命宗佛乘。發於性真不俟為學。既免梁武永棄道教之偏。且無唐宗上躋老聃之失（梁天監二年罷道教。唐正觀十一年。升老子居佛上）深距臣僚佞佛邀福之說。肯顧陳恕譯經費財之言。上法祖宗下垂成憲。非天下之至聖。其孰能之。 > The commentary states: Daoism serves Heaven, and Heaven serves the Buddha. Therefore, a ruler of a state must preserve both, while the distinction between superior and inferior, great and small, has long been self-evident. Respectfully contemplating Emperor Zhenzong: his sagely mind was open and accommodating, encompassing the Dharma realm; he revered Heaven's decree and honored the Buddha Vehicle, which arose from his true nature and did not rely on learning. He avoided Emperor Wu of Liang's bias of permanently abandoning Daoism, and avoided Emperor Taizong of Tang's error of elevating Laozi above the Buddha (in the second year of the Tianjian era of Liang, Daoism was abolished; in the eleventh year of the Zhenguan era of Tang, Laozi was elevated above the Buddha). He firmly rejected the court officials' assertion that people flatter the Buddha to court blessings, and how could he have heeded Chen Shu's claim that translating sutras wastes wealth? Modeling himself above on his dynastic ancestors and bequeathing established laws below—were he not the utmost sage of the realm, who could have done this? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 44.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.44.13) - [Next: 44.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.44.15) - [Up: 44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.44) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.44.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.44.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.44.14) · Pramāṇa