廣弘明集 7.8

7.8

又曰。臣請言得失推校是非。案釋氏源流本中國所斥。投之荒裔以御魑魅者也。乃至舜時竄檮杌於三危。左傳允（音捐）姓之姦居于瓜州是也。杜預以允姓陰戎之別祖。與三苗俱放於三危。漢書西域傳。塞種本允姓之戎。世居燉煌。為月氏迫逐。遂住葱嶺南奔。又謂懸度賢豆身毒天毒。仍訛轉以塞種為釋種。其實一也。允姓與三苗比居教迹和洽。其釋種不行忠孝仁義。貪詐甚者號之為佛。佛者戾也。或名為勃。勃者亂也。而陛下以中華之盛胄。方尊姚石羌胡之軌躅。竊不取一也。案允姓之居燉煌西戎也。懸度賢豆等南梵也。西戎即敘禹貢所傳。懸度已下荀濟加謗。不讀三史奚以定之。尋夫懸度乃北天之險地。乘索而度也。賢豆天竺仁風所行。四時和於玉燭土絕流霜。七眾照於金鏡神機猛利。人傳天語字出天文。終古至今無相篡奪。斯是地心號中國也。人行忠孝何謂無之。濟之所言。同田巴罪三皇非五帝者。詎可聞哉。

[Xun Ji] also said: 'Your subject begs to discuss gain and loss and investigate right and wrong. When examining the origin of the Śākya clan, they were originally those expelled by the Central Realm, banished to the desolate borders to ward off demonic spirits. Thus, in the time of Shun, Taowu was banished to Sanwei; this is what the Zuo zhuan refers to when it says that the treacherous among the Yun clan dwelt in Guazhou. Du Yu regarded the Yun clan as a separate ancestral branch of the Yin Rong, who were cast out to Sanwei together with the Sanmiao. The Han shu's "Treatise on the Western Regions" states: "The Sakas were originally Rong of the Yun clan. For generations they lived in Dunhuang; pressed and expelled by the Yuezhi, they moved to the Congling and fled south." It is also called Xuandu, Xiandou, Shendu, or Tiandu, and through phonological drift "Saka clan" was corrupted into "Śākya clan"; in truth they are one and the same. The Yun clan and the Sanmiao lived side by side and their teachings were harmonious. Among this Śākya clan, those who did not practice loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness, and who were exceptionally greedy and deceitful, were called "Buddhas." "Fo" means obstinate (li); or they are named "Bo," and "bo" means disorderly. Yet Your Majesty, with the flourishing lineage of the Chinese realm, is now revering the tracks of the Qiang and Hu of Yao and Shi. This is the first reason why I, in my humble view, do not accept [this teaching].'

[Daoxuan's rebuttal:] We observe that the Yun clan dwelling in Dunhuang were Western Rong, whereas Xuandu, Xiandou, and the like are Southern Brahmans. The Western Rong are indeed what was recorded in the Tribute of Yu, whereas from Xuandu onwards it is Xun Ji who added slanders. If one has not read the Three Histories, how could one determine this? If we look into Xuandu, it is a perilous place in Northern India, crossed by ropes. Xiandou is Tianzhu, where the benevolent breeze prevails; the four seasons are harmonious as if tuned by the Jade Candlestick, and the soil is completely free of drifting frost. The seven assemblies shine like golden mirrors, their spiritual faculties sharp and keen. The people transmit heavenly speech, and their script originates from celestial patterns. From antiquity to the present, there has been no mutual usurpation. This is the center of the earth, called the Central Realm! How could one say that the people do not practice loyalty and filial piety? What Ji said is just like Tian Ba condemning the Three Sovereigns and censuring the Five Thearchs—how could it be listened to?