[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036) › 5.63 # 佛祖歷代通載 5.63 佛祖歷代通載 5.63 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.5.63) 問曰。吾子以經傳理佛之說。其辭富而義顯。其文熾而說美。得無非真誠是子之辯也。牟子曰。吾非辯也。見博故不惑耳。問曰。見博其有術乎。牟子曰。由佛經也。吾未解佛經之時。惑甚於子。雖誦五經適以為華未成實矣。吾既覩佛經之說。覽老子之要。守恬淡之性。觀無為之行。還視世事猶臨天井而窺谿谷。登嵩岱而見丘垤矣。五經則五味。佛道則五穀矣。吾自聞道以來。如開雲見白日。炬火入冥室焉。 > Question: "You, sir, take the classics and commentaries to explicate the Buddhist teachings; your words are abundant and the meanings evident, your prose is brilliant and your explanations beautiful. Could it be that, rather than being genuine, this is merely your eloquence?" > > Mouzi said: "It is not my eloquence; having seen broadly, I am simply not confused." > > Question: "Does seeing broadly have a method?" > > Mouzi said: "It comes from the Buddhist scriptures. When I had not yet understood the Buddhist scriptures, my confusion was greater than yours, sir. Although I recited the Five Classics, they served merely as blossoms and had not yet borne fruit. Once I observed the expositions of the Buddhist scriptures, perused the essentials of Laozi, preserved a nature of tranquil indifference, and contemplated non-active practice, looking back on worldly affairs was like looking down from a skylight into ravines and valleys, or ascending Mounts Song and Tai to look upon mounds and anthills. The Five Classics are like the five flavors; the Buddhist Way is like the five grains. Since I heard the Way, it has been like parting clouds to see the bright sun, or taking a torch into a dark room." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.5.62) - [Next: 5.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.5.64) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036~en-mt.5.63) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.38) — 僧祐, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.5.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.5.63) · Pramāṇa