[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [集古今佛道論衡](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104) › 1.40 # 集古今佛道論衡 1.40 集古今佛道論衡 1.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104.1.40) 髣髴於佛石符姚世經譯遂廣蓋欲柔伏人心。故多寓言以方便。不知是何神變浩蕩之甚乎。其說人身善惡世事因緣。以慈悲喜捨常樂我淨。書辯至精明如日月。非正覺孰能證之。凡在順首莫不歸命。達人則慎其身口修其慧定。平等解脫究竟菩提。及僻者為之不能通理。徒務費竭財力功利煩濁。猶六經皆有所失。未之深也已矣。事事如此。依齊書錄之。 > ...resembles the Buddha. In the times of the Shi, Fu, and Yao dynasties, scriptures were translated and became widespread, presumably wishing to tame and subdue people's minds; hence they used many allegories as expedients. I do not know what kind of supernatural transformation could be so vastly profound! Its explanations of the good and evil of the human body and the causes and conditions of worldly affairs take compassion, joy, and equanimity, as well as permanence, bliss, self, and purity \[as their guide\]. Their texts and discourses are refined to the utmost, luminous as the sun and moon; other than a truly awakened one, who could verify them? All who bow their heads in submission take refuge in them. Accomplished persons guard their bodies and speech, cultivate their wisdom and meditative concentration, and achieve impartial liberation and ultimate bodhi. When eccentric people practice it, they cannot penetrate the principle; they merely exhaust their wealth and strength in vexatious and defiling pursuits of profit, just as the Six Classics all have their shortcomings. They simply have not penetrated it deeply! Everything was like this. Recorded according to the History of Qi. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104.1.39) - [Next: 1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104.1.41) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104~en-mt.1.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.9.92) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104.1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104.1.40) · Pramāṇa