佛祖統紀 54.103

54.103

宋仁宗。諫議歐陽修著本論。謂佛法為中國患。又曰。今佛之法可謂姦邪。又曰。千年佛老賊中國（云云）修左遷滁州。將歸廬陵。遊廬山謁祖印訥禪師。與之論道。肅然心服。平時排佛為之內銷。祖印謂曰。退之倡排佛老。足下今又和之。將使後世好名之士援韓氏歐陽氏以為法。豈不為盛德之累。足下所著本論。孜孜以毀佛為務。以蒐狩喪祭鄉飲之禮。為勝佛之本。是猶退之原道實未知道。修大驚赧。師復為說悟心之旨。自此頗有省發。及入參大政。每譽於公卿之前。歲時書問未嘗絕。出知揚州。高麗遣使問魏武注孫三處要義闕注。詔問修。不知答。飾使者往問祖印。師曰。兵者機密之事。不可以示人。使反命。以其言應詔。

Under Emperor Renzong of the Song, Policy Remonstrator Ouyang Xiu composed the Ben Lun (Treatise on Fundamentals), stating that the Buddha Dharma was a disaster for the Central Realm; he also said: "The present method of the Buddha may be called treacherous and heterodox"; and also said: "For a thousand years, Buddhism and Daoism have plundered the Central Realm." (and so forth). Xiu was demoted to Chuzhou; when he was about to return to Luling, he traveled to Mount Lu and paid respects to Chan Master Zuyin Ne. Conversing with him on the Way, he was solemnly convinced in his heart, and his habitual rejection of Buddhism dissolved from within. Zuyin said to him: "Tuizhi took the lead in rejecting Buddhism and Daoism; you now chime in with him. This will cause fame-seeking scholars of later generations to cite the Han and Ouyang clans as their standard; how could this not be an encumbrance to abundant virtue? The Ben Lun you composed diligently takes the defamation of Buddhism as its business, and takes the rites of hunts, funerals, sacrifices, and local drinking ceremonies as the root for overcoming Buddhism. This is just like Tuizhi's Yuan Dao—he truly did not know the Way." Xiu was greatly startled and abashed. The master further explained to him the essential principle of awakening the mind; from then on, he gained considerable awakening. When he entered the administration as a participant in major affairs of state, he frequently praised [the master] before the high officials, and seasonal letters of inquiry never ceased. When he went out to govern Yangzhou, Goryeo sent an envoy to inquire about missing commentaries on three crucial points in Cao Cao's commentary on Sunzi. An edict questioned Xiu, who did not know how to reply; he instructed the envoy to go inquire of Zuyin. The master said, "Military affairs are confidential matters; they cannot be displayed to others." The envoy reported back, and answered the imperial inquiry with his words.