佛祖統紀 47.18

47.18

十一年五月。宰相秦檜。以徑山宗杲為張九成黨。毀衣牒竄衡州（塔銘）○上謂輔臣曰。自佛法入中國。士大夫靡然從之。上者信於清淨之說。下者信於禍福之報。殊不知六經廣大靡不周盡。如易無思無為寂然不動感而遂通禮之正心誠意者。非佛氏清淨之化乎。積善之家必有餘慶。積不善之家必有餘殃。與書作善降之百祥。作不善降之百殃。非佛氏禍福之報乎。

In the fifth month of the eleventh year, Grand Councillor Qin Hui, on the grounds that Zonggao of Mount Jing was a partisan of Zhang Jiucheng, revoked his robes and ordination certificate and banished him to Hengzhou (Funerary Inscription). The Emperor said to his assisting ministers: "Ever since the Buddhadharma entered China, literati have flocked to it. The superior among them believe in the discourse of pure tranquility, while the inferior believe in the retribution of misfortune and fortune. Yet they fail to realize that the Six Classics are broad and great, omitting nothing. For instance, the Book of Changes speaks of 'neither thinking nor doing, resting quiet and motionless, yet responding and penetrating through when stimulated,' and the Book of Rites speaks of 'rectifying the mind and making the intentions sincere'—are these not the Buddhist transformation of pure tranquility? 'A family that accumulates goodness will surely have surplus blessings; a family that accumulates non-goodness will surely have surplus calamities,' and the Book of Documents says, 'Upon those who do good, a hundred blessings descend; upon those who do evil, a hundred calamities descend'—are these not the Buddhist retribution of misfortune and fortune?"