廣弘明集 7.8

7.8

[Xun Ji] also said: 'Your subject begs to discuss gain and loss and investigate right and wrong. When examining the origin of the Śākya clan, they were originally those expelled by the Central Realm, banished to the desolate borders to ward off demonic spirits. Thus, in the time of Shun, Taowu was banished to Sanwei; this is what the Zuo zhuan refers to when it says that the treacherous among the Yun clan dwelt in Guazhou. Du Yu regarded the Yun clan as a separate ancestral branch of the Yin Rong, who were cast out to Sanwei together with the Sanmiao. The Han shu's "Treatise on the Western Regions" states: "The Sakas were originally Rong of the Yun clan. For generations they lived in Dunhuang; pressed and expelled by the Yuezhi, they moved to the Congling and fled south." It is also called Xuandu, Xiandou, Shendu, or Tiandu, and through phonological drift "Saka clan" was corrupted into "Śākya clan"; in truth they are one and the same. The Yun clan and the Sanmiao lived side by side and their teachings were harmonious. Among this Śākya clan, those who did not practice loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness, and who were exceptionally greedy and deceitful, were called "Buddhas." "Fo" means obstinate (li); or they are named "Bo," and "bo" means disorderly. Yet Your Majesty, with the flourishing lineage of the Chinese realm, is now revering the tracks of the Qiang and Hu of Yao and Shi. This is the first reason why I, in my humble view, do not accept [this teaching].'

[Daoxuan's rebuttal:] We observe that the Yun clan dwelling in Dunhuang were Western Rong, whereas Xuandu, Xiandou, and the like are Southern Brahmans. The Western Rong are indeed what was recorded in the Tribute of Yu, whereas from Xuandu onwards it is Xun Ji who added slanders. If one has not read the Three Histories, how could one determine this? If we look into Xuandu, it is a perilous place in Northern India, crossed by ropes. Xiandou is Tianzhu, where the benevolent breeze prevails; the four seasons are harmonious as if tuned by the Jade Candlestick, and the soil is completely free of drifting frost. The seven assemblies shine like golden mirrors, their spiritual faculties sharp and keen. The people transmit heavenly speech, and their script originates from celestial patterns. From antiquity to the present, there has been no mutual usurpation. This is the center of the earth, called the Central Realm! How could one say that the people do not practice loyalty and filial piety? What Ji said is just like Tian Ba condemning the Three Sovereigns and censuring the Five Thearchs—how could it be listened to?