廣弘明集 5.26

English (machine translation) 5.26

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5.26

It also says: 'I shall take it as the father of my teachings.' Tracing back this statement, it is not yet abandoning learning. What he calls 'abandoning'—is it the learning of Yao and Confucius? The learning of Yao and Confucius established teachings according to the times; Laozi's words made uniform what he esteemed. Establishing teachings according to the times is the reason the Way pervades a hundred generations; making uniform what he esteemed cannot help but become stuck when adapting to change. This is another obscurity and shortcoming which fails to attain penetration.

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廣弘明集 — Classical Chinese