廣弘明集 10.23

English (machine translation) 10.23

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10.23

[Dao]lin presented a memorial, saying: "Coveting wealth and desiring sex are despised by chaste men; craving fine banquets and rich tastes are abhorred by scrupulous scholars. Cutting off attachments to follow the Way was praised by past sages; suppressing desires to exalt virtue was admired by former wise men. How much more so since meat comes from taking life, and alcohol can derange the spirit. Not consuming them is reasonable; how could it be wrong?"

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廣弘明集 — Classical Chinese