廣弘明集 11.101

11.101

後漢書云。沛人道士張魯母有姿色。兼挾鬼道。往來劉焉之家。後為益州刺史。任魯為督義司馬。魯共別部司馬張脩。將兵掩殺漢中太守蘇固。斷絕斜谷殺漢使者。魯既得漢中。又殺張脩而并其眾。于時假託神言。黃衣當王。魯因與張角等相應。合集部眾。並戴黃巾。披道士之服。數十萬人賊害天下。自據漢中垂三十載。後為曹公所破。黃衣始滅。爾時無一沙門。獨饒道士。何默不論。然漢魏名僧德行者眾。益國甚多。何以不說。但論揚惡專論人短。豈是君子乎。

The Hou Han shu says: 'The Daoist Zhang Lu from Pei had a mother of attractive appearance who also practiced the demonic arts; she frequented the house of Liu Yan. Later, when Yan became Inspector of Yizhou, he appointed Lu as Major Directing Righteousness. Lu, together with the Major of a Separate Unit Zhang Xiu, led troops and ambushed and killed Su Gu, the Grand Administrator of Hanzhong, cut off the Xie Valley, and killed the Han envoys. After Lu took Hanzhong, he killed Zhang Xiu as well and annexed his forces. At that time, falsely relying on divine words, they proclaimed: "The Yellow Robe shall rule." Lu thereupon responded to Zhang Jue and others, assembled his followers, all wearing yellow turbans and clad in Daoist robes; hundreds of thousands of people brought plunder and ruin to the realm, occupying Hanzhong for nearly thirty years. Later, broken by Lord Cao, the Yellow Robes were at last exterminated.' At that time there was not a single śramaṇa, but only an abundance of Daoists. Why do you keep silent and not discuss this? On the other hand, the eminent monks of the Han and Wei of virtuous conduct were numerous, and their benefit to the state was immense; why do you not speak of them? Only discussing and broadcasting evil, solely dwelling on people's faults—how can this be the conduct of a gentleman?