佛祖歷代通載 20.135

20.135

安正忘筌曰。得失之報。冥冥之中。固未必無司之者。聖人尤探其賾。乃略此而不論。唯聖人超形數而用形數。與造物者游。賢者皆未足以超出而免。此姑就所得之報耳。可以為大戒。又曰。儒釋二家。歸宿相似。設施相遠。故功用全殊。此雖運動樞機裁成天地。終不駭異三靈被德。以彼所長施於中國。猶軒車適越冠冕之胡。決非所宜。儒者但當以皇極經世乃反一無迹而超數超形。何至甘為無用之學哉。

Anzheng Wangquan said: "In the retribution of gains and losses, in the dark unseen realm, there is indeed not necessarily no administrator presiding over them. The Sages probed deeply into its subtleties, yet omitted this and did not discuss it. Only Sages transcend forms and numbers while employing forms and numbers, wandering with the Creator of Things; worthy men are not yet able to transcend and be exempt from them. This is merely regarding the retributions received; it can serve as a great warning." He also said: "Confucianism and Buddhism have similar destinations, but their applications are far apart; therefore their functions are completely distinct. Although this moves the pivotal mechanism and fashions Heaven and Earth, in the end it does not startle the three luminaries or shroud their virtues. Applying their strengths to the Central Realm is like driving a high carriage to Yue or wearing a court cap among the Hu barbarians—it is decisively inappropriate. Confucians ought only to use the Supreme Ultimate for governing the world; yet on the contrary they become entirely without trace, transcending numbers and forms—how can they willingly engage in useless learning?"