[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) › 8.65 # 弘明集 8.65 弘明集 8.65 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.65) 釋曰。原夫形像始立非為教本之意。當由滅度之後。係戀罔已栴檀香像。亦有明文。且仲尼既卒。三千之徒永言興慕。以有若之貌。最似夫子。坐之講堂之上。令其講演門徒諮仰。與往日不殊。曾參勃然而言曰。子起。此非子之座。推此而談思仰可知也。羅什法師生自外方。聰敏淵博。善談法相。繈負佛經流布關輔。詮以真俗二名。驗以境照雙寂。振無為之高風。激玄流於未悟。所謂遣之至於無遣也。子謂。胡人不信虛無。誠非篤論。君子自強理有優劣。不係形像。子以形像而語。不亦攻乎異端。 > The explanation says: When images were first established, they were not the original intention of the teaching. It was because after his passing into extinction, the longing and affection were endless; the sandalwood image is also clearly documented in texts. Furthermore, after Zhongni passed away, his three thousand disciples constantly expressed their deep longing. Because the appearance of You Ruo most resembled the Master, they had him sit in the lecture hall and expound the teachings, with the disciples looking up to him just as in former days. Zeng Shen stood up abruptly and said: 'Rise, sir! This is not your seat.' Deducing from this, their longing can well be understood. Dharma Master Kumārajīva was born in foreign lands; intelligent and profoundly learned, he was skilled at explaining the characteristics of phenomena. Carrying Buddhist scriptures on his back, he disseminated them in the Guanzhong region, explaining them through the two designations of ultimate and conventional, verifying them through the mutual quiescence of object and illumination. He raised the high wind of non-action and stirred the profound stream among those not yet awakened—this is what is called 'discarding until there is nothing left to discard.' When you say that barbarians do not believe in emptiness and non-being, this is truly not a solid argument. A noble person strengthens himself, and in principle there are superior and inferior qualities; it does not depend on images. In speaking merely on the basis of images, are you not attacking heterodox extremes? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.64) - [Next: 8.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.66) - [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.8.65) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.65) · Pramāṇa