廣弘明集 8.51

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8.51

The questioner asks: In the Western Regions he is called 'Fo' (Buddha); here we say 'Jue' (Awakened). In the West they say 'bodhi'; here it is called the 'Way'. In the West they say 'nirvāṇa' (niyuan); here it is called 'non-action' (asaṃskṛta). In the West they call it 'prajñā'; here it is translated as 'wisdom'. According to this meaning, Confucius and Laozi are the Buddha, and the great Way of non-action already existed here previously.

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廣弘明集 — Classical Chinese