弘明集 1.24

1.24

問曰。孔子稱。奢則不遜儉則固。與其不遜也寧固。叔孫曰。儉者德之恭。侈者惡之大也。今佛家以空財布施。為名盡貨與人為貴。豈有福哉。

The questioner said: "Confucius said, 'Extravagance leads to insubordination, and frugality leads to meanness. Rather than be insubordinate, it is better to be mean.' Shusun said, 'Frugality is the reverence of virtue; luxury is the greatest of evils.' Now Buddhists take exhausting their wealth in giving as honour, and giving away all their goods to others as noble. How could there be blessing in this?"