[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) › [弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102) › 1.38 # 弘明集 1.38 弘明集 1.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.38) 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。既吾覩佛經之說。覽老子之要。守恬憺之性。觀無為之行。還視世事。猶臨天井而闚溪谷。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。 > The questioner asked: Is there a method for seeing widely? Mouzi said: It comes from the Buddhist scriptures. When I had not yet understood the Buddhist scriptures, my delusions were even greater than yours. Although I recited the Five Classics, they were merely flowers, not yet bearing fruit. But once I beheld the explanations of the Buddhist scriptures, perused the essentials of Laozi, preserved a tranquil nature, and observed the practice of non-action, looking back at worldly affairs was like looking down into a valley from the edge of a heavenly well, or climbing Mounts Song and Dai and looking down upon ant-hills. The Five Classics are the five flavors, while the Buddha's Dao is the five grains. Since I heard the Dao, it has been like parting the clouds to see the bright sun, or taking a flaming torch into a dark room. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.37) - [Next: 1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.39) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102~en-mt.1.38) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.5.63) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.1.38) · Pramāṇa