弘明集 9.64

9.64

答曰。不然。金之精者能照。穢者不能照。能照之精金寧有不照之穢質。又豈有聖人之神。而寄凡人之器。亦無凡人之神。而託聖人之體。是以八彩重瞳勛華之容。龍顏馬口軒皐之狀。此形表之異也。比干之心七竅並列。伯約之膽其大如拳。此心器之殊也。是以聖人區分每異常品。非唯道革群生。乃亦形超萬有。凡聖均體所未敢安。

[Fan Zhen] replied: This is not so. Pure gold can reflect, but impure gold cannot reflect. Would the pure gold that can reflect ever possess the impure material substance that cannot reflect? Furthermore, how could the spirit of a sage be lodged in the capacity of an ordinary person? Nor is there an ordinary person's spirit lodged in the body of a sage. Therefore, Shun had the features of eight-colored [eyebrows] and double pupils, and the Yellow Emperor and Gaoyao had the appearance of a dragon's face and a horse's mouth. These are the differences in physical exterior. Bi Gan's heart had seven apertures side by side, and Jiang Wei's gall bladder was as large as a fist. These are the distinctions in mental organs. Therefore, the differentiations of sages always transcend ordinary categories. Not only does their Dao transform the multitude of beings, but their corporeal forms also surpass all existent things. That ordinary persons and sages share the same physical essence is something I do not dare accept.