[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) › 8.37 # 弘明集 8.37 弘明集 8.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.37) 第一破曰。入國而破國者。誑言說為興造無費。苦剋百姓使國空民窮。不助國生人減損。見人不蠶而衣不田而食。國滅人絕由此為失。日用損費無纖毫之益。五災之害不復過此。滅惑論曰。大乘圓極窮理盡妙故。明二諦以遣有。辯三空以標無。四等弘其勝心。六度振其苦業。誑言之訕豈傷日月。夫塔寺之興闡揚靈教。功立一時而道被千載。昔禹會諸侯玉帛萬國。至于戰伐存者七君。太始政阜民戶殷盛。赤眉兵亂千里無煙。國滅人絕。寧此之由。亥嬰之時石穀十萬。景武之世積粟紅腐。非秦末多沙門而漢初無佛法也。驗古准今。何損於政。 > The first destruction says: 'Entering a state and destroying the state: falsely stating that constructions involve no expense, they oppress and tax the common people, leaving the state empty and the people impoverished; they do not assist the state in reproducing people, causing decrease and depletion. People are seen wearing clothes without sericulture and eating food without farming. The destruction of the state and the extinction of the people stem from this failing. Daily expenses and waste bring not the slightest benefit; the harms of the five disasters do not exceed this.' The 'Treatise Eradicating Delusion' says: The Great Vehicle is perfect and consummate, penetrating principle to the utmost subtlety; therefore it clarifies the two truths to dispel existence, and explains the three emptinesses to indicate non-existence. The four immeasurables expand its superior mind, and the six perfections deliver beings from painful karma. How could the slander of false words harm the sun and the moon? The construction of pagodas and monasteries expounds and propagates the divine teaching: the work is established for a single time, but the Dao covers a thousand ages. Formerly, when Yu assembled the feudal lords, jade and silk came from ten thousand states; by the time of wars and battles, only seven rulers survived. Under the governance of Taishi, households flourished and were abundant; yet with the warfare of the Red Eyebrows, no smoke was seen for a thousand miles. Could the destruction of states and extinction of people have been caused by this? In the time of Ershi and Ziying, a picul of grain cost a hundred thousand; in the reigns of Jingdi and Wudi, stored grain turned red and rotted. It was not because there were many śramaṇas at the end of the Qin, nor that there was no Buddhism at the beginning of the Han! Examining the past and measuring the present, how does it harm governance? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.36) - [Next: 8.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.38) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102~en-mt.8.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.37) · Pramāṇa