佛祖統紀 33.32

33.32

I comment: Confucius said, 'Only when a child is three years old does it leave the embrace of its parents; therefore, they repay it with three years of mourning.' The Buddhist scriptures state, 'When a person dies, only after seven sevens do they leave the destiny of the intermediate state; therefore, the practice of the retreat sevens is provided for.' As for people of today performing Buddhist rites at the hundredth day, the lesser auspicious [first anniversary], and the greater auspicious [second anniversary], although they rely on the mourning regulations of the Confucian tradition, they are nevertheless able to cultivate the blessed merit of veneration and solemnity of the Buddhist school. How could one not believe in it?