廣弘明集 10.28

10.28

詔曰。大士懷道要由妙解。至人高達貴其不執。融心與法性齊寬。肆意共虛空同量。萬物無不是善。美惡何有非道。是則居酒臥肉之中。寧能有罪。帶婦懷兒而遊。豈言生過。故使太子取婦得道。周陀以捨妻沈淪。淨名以處俗高達。身子以出家愚執。是故善者未可成善。惡者何足言惡。禁酒斷肉之奇。殊乖大道。

The edict said: "A great being embodies the Way essentially through subtle understanding; a supreme person is elevated and discerning, prizing non-attachment. Fusing the mind to be as broad as the dharma-nature, giving free rein to intent to have the same capacity as empty space—none among the myriad things is not good, and in beauty or ugliness, what is not the Way? Thus, dwelling amid alcohol and lying among meat, how could there be any guilt? Traveling with wife in tow and child in arms, how can one say this gives rise to fault? Thus the Prince took a wife and attained the Way, whereas Cūḍapanthaka renounced his wife and sank into delusion; Vimalakīrti dwelt in the secular world and was elevated and discerning, whereas Śāriputra left home and was foolishly attached. Therefore, what is good cannot yet be deemed good, and what is bad does not suffice to be called bad. The extraordinary claim of prohibiting alcohol and cutting off meat is utterly contrary to the Great Way."