弘明集 8.35

8.35

三破論云。若言太子是教主。主不落髮而使人剃頭。主不棄妻使人斷種。實可笑哉。明知佛教是滅惡之術也。伏聞。君子之德身體髮膚受之父母。不敢毀傷。孝之始也。

The 'Treatise on the Three Destructions' says: 'If it is said that the Crown Prince is the lord of the teaching, the lord did not cut his hair yet makes people shave their heads; the lord did not abandon his wife yet makes people sever their lineage. This is truly laughable! It is clearly known that Buddhism is a technique for eradicating evil. We have humbly heard that the virtue of the noble person begins with filial piety: "The body, hair, and skin are received from parents; one dares not damage them."'