弘明集 8.32

8.32

Someone composed the 'Treatise on the Three Destructions', whose arguments and evidence are mediocre and shallow, and whose diction and style are vulgar and crude. Although the ultimate principle is settled among the deeply discerning, circulating rumors deceive those of shallow sensibilities. Vulgar tales from petty alleys are truly not worth debating, yet I fear that rustic listeners will consider them true. I shall briefly select what can be addressed and sketch the refined truth.