[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 24.31 # 廣弘明集 24.31 廣弘明集 24.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [24.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.31) 問朕聞專精九液。鶴竦玄州之境。苦心六歲釋擔煩惱之津。或注神鬼之術。明尸解之方。或說因緣之要。見泥洹之道。是以太一闡法竟於輕舉。如來證理環於寂滅。自祖龍寢迹劉莊感夢。從此以歸紛然遂廣。至有委親遺累棄國忘家。館舍盈於山藪。伽藍遍於州郡。若黃金可化。淮南不應就戮。神威自在。央掘豈得為鯨若以御龍非實。荊山有攀髯之戀。控象為虛。瀍洛寤夜光之詭。是非之契朕實惑焉。乃有緇衣之眾。參半於平俗。黃服之徒。數過於正戶。所以國給為此不充。王用因茲取乏。欲擇其正道蠲其左術。一則有潤邦家。二則無惑群品。且積競繇來行之已久。頓於中路沙汰實難。至如兩家升降二途脩短。可指言優劣。無鼠首其辭。 > Inquiry: We have heard that by single-mindedly refining the nine liquors, the crane soars into the realm of Xuanzhou; by striving hard for six years, the burden is laid down at the ford of affliction. Some focus on arts of spirits and ghosts and expound the methods of corpse-deliverance; others explain the essentials of conditioned arising and reveal the way to nirvāṇa. Thus, the Grand One proclaimed teachings that culminate in light levitation, while the Tathāgata realized the principle that returns to tranquil extinction. From the time the Ancestral Dragon (First Emperor of Qin) concealed his traces and Liu Zhuang (Emperor Ming of Han) was moved by a dream, following these traditions they grew divergent and widespread. People have even abandoned kin, discarded burdens, left their state, and forgotten their families. Hostels fill the mountain wilds, and monasteries pervade the prefectures and commanderies. If gold could be transformed, the Prince of Huainan should not have been executed. If spiritual might is sovereign, how could Aṅgulimāla become a fish? If riding dragons is not real, why was there the yearning of grasping the whiskers at Mount Jing? If controlling elephants is empty, why did the Chan and Luo Rivers awaken to the marvel of the nocturnal light? Regarding the truth of these distinctions, We are genuinely perplexed. Now the crowd of black-robed \[monks\] equals half of the common populace, while the followers in yellow robes exceed the registered households. Therefore, state provisions are rendered insufficient because of this, and royal revenues are exhausted thereby. We wish to select the correct path and eliminate the heterodox arts: first, to enrich the state; second, to leave the populace free of confusion. Moreover, their accumulated rivalry has a long history and has been practiced for ages; to purge them abruptly midway is truly difficult. As for the ascendancy and decline of the two schools, and the lengths of their two paths, you may directly state their merits and flaws; do not waver in your speech. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 24.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.30) - [Next: 24.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.32) - [Up: 24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.24.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.24.31) · Pramāṇa