廣弘明集 14.17

14.17

傅云。道人土梟驢騾四色。皆是貪逆之惡種。此又不思之言也。夫以捨俗修道故稱道人。學道離貪何名貪逆。若云貪菩提道逆生死流。則傅子興言未達斯旨。觀沙門之律行也。行人所不能行。止人所不能止。具諸釋典可得而究。蠕動之物猶不加害。況為梟鏡之事乎。嫁娶之禮尚捨不為。況為禽獸之行乎。何乃引離欲之上人。匹聚麀之下物援有道之賢俊。比無知之驢騾。毀大慈之善眾。媲不祥之惡鳥。謂道人為逆種。以梵行比獸心。害善一何甚乎。反白頓如此乎。

Fu says: 'The four kinds—men of the Way, earthen owls, donkeys, and mules—are all evil breeds of greed and rebellion.' These, too, are unconsidered words. Because they renounce the world to cultivate the Way, they are called 'men of the Way.' In studying the Way, they depart from greed; why call them greedy and rebellious? If he means 'greedy for the Bodhi path and rebelling against the stream of birth and death,' then Master Fu, in putting forth these words, has failed to understand this principle. Look at the Vinaya practices of śramaṇas: they practice what others cannot practice; they cease from what others cannot cease from. This is fully set forth in the Buddhist scriptures and can be investigated. Even to wriggling creatures they do no harm; how much less would they commit the deeds of owls and jing-beasts? Even the rites of marriage they renounce and do not perform; how much less would they engage in the behavior of birds and beasts? Why then take superior persons free from desire and equate them with inferior beasts that share their mates; take worthy talents who possess the Way and compare them to ignorant donkeys and mules; defame the virtuous assembly of great compassion and liken them to evil birds of ill omen; call men of the Way a rebellious breed and compare pure conduct to the hearts of beasts? How extreme is this injury to the good! How sudden is this turning of white into black!