高僧傳 6.31

6.31

Although Huan Xuan stubbornly held to his former intention and felt ashamed to yield outwardly, on seeing Huiyuan's arguments he hesitated and could not decide. Shortly thereafter, Huan Xuan usurped the throne and immediately issued a decree, saying: "The Buddhadharma is vast and unfathomable. Out of the feeling of honoring the sovereign, reverence was formerly demanded. Now that the affair rests with myself, I should practice humility; the various men of the Way need no longer pay homage."