廣弘明集 9.75

9.75

化胡經佛興胡域。西方金氣剛而無禮。神州之士。効其儀法起立浮圖。處處專尚背本趣末。辭言迂蕩不合妙法。飾彫經像以誑王臣。致天下水旱兵革相伐。不過十年災變普出。五星失度山河崩竭。王化不平皆由佛亂。帝主不事宗廟。庶人不享其先。所以神祇道氣。不可復理。

The Scripture of Converting the Barbarians says: “The Buddha arose in the barbarian regions. The metal qi of the western regions is rigid and devoid of ritual propriety. The scholars of the Divine Continent imitated his rituals and regulations, erecting and establishing pagodas. Everywhere they exclusively esteem turning one’s back on the root to pursue the branches; his words are roundabout and dissolute, not conforming to the wondrous Dao. They adorn and carve scriptures and images to deceive princes and ministers, causing floods, droughts, wars, and mutual strife throughout all under Heaven. Within no more than ten years, disasters and portents arise everywhere: the five stars lose their courses, mountains and rivers collapse and dry up. That the royal transformation is unsettled is entirely due to the disorder wrought by the Buddha. Rulers do not serve the ancestral temples, and the common people do not make offerings to their ancestors. Hence, the spiritual deities and the Dao's qi can no longer be put in order.”