廣弘明集 8.36

8.36

問。敬尋懋製剖析離合云。派而別之應有九教。統而合之同一儒宗。採求理例猶謂未當。何者名雜鄧尹法參悝商。墨出由胡農興野老。斯皆製通賢達。不可以為教首。孔老聖歟。可以命教。故九流之中唯論其二。儒教道教豈不婉哉。

The questioner asks: I respectfully examine your esteemed writing, analyzing division and union, which says: 'Separating them into branches, there ought to be nine teachings; uniting them in common, they share the single Confucian ancestry.' Yet seeking its rationale, I still consider it inappropriate. Why? The School of Names is mixed with Deng Xi and Yin Wen; the Legalists blend Li Kui and Shang Yang; Mohism came from You and Hu; Agriculture arose from the Old Rustic of the Wilds. All these were formulations developed by worthy and eminent persons; they cannot be taken as heads of teachings. Were not Confucius and Laozi sages? They may establish teachings! Therefore, among the nine currents, we should discuss only these two. Is not Confucianism and Daoism quite apt?