[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) › 8.38 # 廣弘明集 8.38 廣弘明集 8.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.38) 問。孔子問禮於老聃。則師資之義存矣。又論語。孔子自稱。吾述而不作。信而好古。竊比於我老彭。子云孔聖而云老賢比類之義義將焉在。褒貶乖衷諒為侮聖。 > The questioner asks: Confucius inquired about ritual from Lao Dan, so the relationship of master and disciple existed. Furthermore, in the Analects, Confucius said of himself: 'I transmit but do not innovate; I am faithful to and love antiquity, privately comparing myself to our Old Peng.' You call Confucius a sage while calling Laozi a worthy; where is the logic of this comparison? To praise or blame contrary to propriety is surely an insult to the sage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.37) - [Next: 8.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.39) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.8.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.38) · Pramāṇa