廣弘明集 11.10

11.10

Our Sovereign is supremely sage and reverently luminous; he is just about to release the horses and rest the oxen, bow at village gates and raise mounds over tombs, revitalizing the traditions of sovereigns and kings, and opening the teachings of Śākya and Lao. Wild and simplistic doctrines are all the more fit to be burned. If it is said that where emperors and kings have no Buddha, there is great order and long reigns, but where there is a Buddha, there is oppressive governance and short-lived dynastic fortune: consider that the sole rules of Yao and Shun did not reach their sons and grandsons; the royal governance of the Xia, Yin, Zhou, and Qin changed many times; internal strifes arose within palace walls and rebellious disorders succeeded one another. At that time there was no Buddha; by what cause were their dynastic fortunes short? It is only that Lin happens to dwell in the age of Yao, enjoying daily life without realizing it; seeing unsuitable matters from without, I fear that foreign states hearing of it from afar will say that China is without knowledge. The Master said: 'When one's words fill the world, there is no slip of the tongue; when one's actions fill the world, there is no resentment or malice.' The speaker desires that he himself be free from guilt; the listener finds it sufficient for self-admonition. Fu Yi has uttered insolent words; all who hear them are alarmed. They defile the national ethos and especially harm Chinese customs. I respectfully record my sincere feelings and presume to report them for your hearing. Humbly I reflect: