廣弘明集 8.72

8.72

問。敬尋道家。厥品有三。一者老子無為。二者神仙餌服。三者符錄禁厭。就其章式大有精麁。麁者厭人殺鬼。精者練屍延壽。更有青錄。受須金帛。王侯受之則延年益祚。庶人受之則輕健少疾。君何不論惟貶鄙者。

Question: Upon respectful examination of the Daoist school, its grades are three: the first is Laozi's non-action (asaṃskṛta); the second is the ingestion [of elixirs] by divine immortals; the third is talismans, registers, and incantatory suppressions. As for the forms of their petitions, there are gross and refined varieties: the gross suppress men and kill ghosts; the refined refine the corpse and prolong life. Furthermore, there are Azure Registers: receiving them requires gold and silk. If kings and nobles receive them, their years are lengthened and their fortune augmented; if commoners receive them, they become light, robust, and rarely ill. Why do you not discuss these, but only disparage the base ones?