[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) › 2.5 # 集古今佛道論衡 2.5 集古今佛道論衡 2.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104.2.5) 一初言禁經止價者。玄光論云。道家諸經。制雜凡意教迹邪險。是故不經。但得金帛便與其經。貧者造之至死不覩。貪利無慈逆莫過此。又其方術穢濁不清。乃有扣齒為天鼓。咽涶為醴泉。馬屎為靈薪。老鼠為芝藥。資此求道焉能得乎。 > First, regarding the prohibition of scriptures and fixing of prices: The Xuanguang lun says: 'The various scriptures of the Daoists are concocted with ordinary thoughts, and the traces of their teachings are depraved and hazardous; therefore they are not canonical. Only if they receive gold and silk do they impart their scriptures. The poor who approach them never see them until death. Greed for profit without compassion—no transgression exceeds this! Moreover, their arts are filthy and impure: they practice clicking the teeth as the heavenly drum, swallowing saliva as sweet spring water, horse dung as numinous firewood, and old rats as polypore medicine. Relying on such things to seek the Way, how could one ever attain it?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104.2.4) - [Next: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104.2.6) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104~en-mt.2.5) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.60) — Classical Chinese - [弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.8.7) — 僧祐, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2104.2.5) · Pramāṇa