集古今佛道論衡 1.4

1.4

後漢明帝感夢金人騰蘭入雒道士等請
求角試事一
前魏時吳主崇重釋門為佛立塔寺因問
三教優劣事二
魏陳思王曹植辯道論附
晉孫盛老聃非大賢論附
晉孫盛老子疑問反訊附
元魏君臨釋李雙信致有興廢故述其由
事三
宋太宗文皇帝朝會群臣論佛理治致
太平事四
魏明帝登極召沙門道士對論敘佛道
先後事五
梁高祖先事黃老後歸信佛下勅捨奉老
子事六
北齊高祖文宣皇帝下勅廢道教事七

1. Emperor Ming of the Later Han had an auspicious dream of a golden man; Mātaṅga and Dharmaratna arrived in Luoyang, and Daoist priests requested a contest.
2. In the former Wei, the ruler of Wu revered the Buddhist tradition, built pagodas and monasteries for the Buddha, and consequently inquired into the relative merits of the three teachings.
Appended: Discourse on Distinguishing the Dao by Prince Si of Chen, Cao Zhi of the Wei.
Appended: Discourse on Lao Dan Not Being a Great Worthy by Sun Sheng of the Jin.
Appended: Inquiries and Interrogations on Laozi by Sun Sheng of the Jin.
3. The rulers of the Northern Wei believed in both the Buddha and Laozi, which led to prosperity and suppression; hence the narration of its causes.
4. Emperor Xiaowu of the Song assembled the court officials to discuss how Buddhist principles could govern and bring about great peace.
5. Emperor Ming of the Wei ascended the throne and summoned monks and Daoist priests for a confrontation to set forth the precedence between Buddhism and Daoism.
6. Emperor Gaozu of the Liang initially served Huang-Lao but later took refuge and placed his faith in the Buddha, issuing an edict to abandon the worship of Laozi.
7. Emperor Wenxuan, Gaozu of the Northern Qi, issued an edict to abolish the Daoist teaching.