弘明集 1.22

1.22

The questioner said: "The Buddhist Dao values non-action, delights in giving, and upholds the precepts with trembling caution as though standing by the edge of an abyss. Yet the śramaṇas of today indulge in alcohol; some keep wives and children; they buy low and sell high, practicing deception exclusively. This is indeed the great hypocrisy of the world, yet the Buddhist Dao calls it non-action?"