弘明集 4.26

4.26

釋曰。名器有限。良由資體不備。雖欲假之疑陽謂何含靈為人毛群所不能同稟氣成生。絜士有不得異象。放其靈非象。其生一之而已。無乃誣漫。

Explanation: Names and vessels are limited genuinely because endowment and essence are incomplete. Even if one wishes to borrow them, what can be done about 'doubtful light'? Containing sentience to become human cannot be shared by the hairy herds; receiving qi to generate life is not something pure scholars can differ in. The emblems emulate their spirit, not their living existence; equating them as one—is this not deceptive and reckless?