[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) › 9.85 # 弘明集 9.85 弘明集 9.85 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.85) 論曰。問者曰。經云。為之宗廟以鬼饗之。通云。非有鬼也。斯是聖人之教然也。所以達孝子之心。而厲媮薄之意也。 > The treatise says: The questioner said, 'The classic says: Ancestral temples were established for them, and they were presented with offerings as ghosts.' The explanation states: 'Ghosts do not exist; this is merely the teaching of the sages being so, as a means to convey the hearts of filial sons and to encourage those of neglectful and shallow disposition.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.84) - [Next: 9.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.86) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102~en-mt.9.85) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.9.85) · Pramāṇa