[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) › 14.15 # 弘明集 14.15 弘明集 14.15 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [14.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.14.15) 余以講業之暇。聊復永日寓言假事。庶明大道冀好逕之流不遠而復。經云。涅槃無生而無不生。至智無照而無不照。其唯如來乎。戰勝不以干戈之功。略地不以兵強天下。皇王非處一之尊。霸臣非桓文之貴。丘旦之教於斯遠矣。聃周之言似而非當。故知宗極存乎俗見之表。至尊王於真鑒之裏。中人躊躇於無有之間。下愚驚笑於常迷之境。今庶覽者捨河伯秋水之自多。遠遊于海若之淵門。不束情於近教。而駭神于荒唐之說也。 > In my leisure from lecturing, I have whiled away the long days by resorting to allegories and borrowing events, hoping to illuminate the Great Way and wishing that those who fancy shortcuts may return before straying too far. The sūtra says: 'Nirvāṇa is without arising, yet there is nothing it does not give rise to; supreme wisdom is without illumination, yet there is nothing it does not illuminate.' Can this be achieved by anyone other than the Tathāgata? Winning victory relies not on the merit of shields and spears; taking territory relies not on dominating the world by force of arms. The august emperors are not the sole sovereigns of honor; the hegemonic lords and ministers do not possess the nobility of Duke Huan of Qi or Duke Wen of Jin. The teachings of Confucius and the Duke of Zhou are far removed from this; the words of Laozi and Zhuangzi seem fitting, but are not quite apt. Therefore, one knows that the ultimate principle resides beyond worldly views, and the supreme sovereign reigns within the true mirror. Mediocre people hesitate between being and non-being, while the utter fools are startled into laughter within their realm of constant delusion. Now, I hope that readers will cast aside the self-conceit of the River Earl in 'Autumn Floods' and travel afar to the abyssal gates of Ruo of the Northern Sea, not binding their sentiments to worldly teachings and taking fright at far-fetched and grandiloquent statements. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.14.14) - [Next: 14.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.14.16) - [Up: 14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102~en-mt.14.15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.14.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.14.15) · Pramāṇa