佛祖統紀 41.52

41.52

Han Tuizhi, in his *Origins of the Way* (*Yuandao*), said: 'In ancient times, those who wished to make their luminous virtue shine throughout the realm first governed their states. Those who wished to govern their states first regulated their families. Those who wished to regulate their families first cultivated their persons. Those who wished to cultivate their persons first rectified their minds. Those who wished to rectify their minds first made their intentions sincere. This being so, what the ancients called rectifying the mind and making intentions sincere was intended for active engagement. Now, [the Buddhists] wish to govern their minds, yet they cast outside the realm and state, extinguishing the celestial constants: as sons they do not treat their fathers as fathers, as ministers they do not treat their rulers as rulers, and as commoners they do not perform their labors. When Confucius composed the *Spring and Autumn Annals*, if the feudal lords used barbarian rituals, he treated them as barbarians; if barbarians advanced into the Central Lands, he treated them as of the Central Lands. The *Classic* says: "The barbarians having rulers is not as good as the Chinese states lacking them." The *Odes* says: "Smite the Rong and Di; punish Jing and Shu." Now, to elevate the laws of the barbarians above the teachings of the former kings—how long before all degenerate together into barbarians? and so forth. If so, how can this be put right? I say: make humans of their people, burn their books, make homes of their dwellings, and clarify the Way of the former kings to guide them, and perhaps that will do.'