集古今佛道論衡 4.40

4.40

維唐龍朔元年。西華觀道士朝散大夫郭行真造。真以。道惟元氣。非形像之照臨。佛稱大覺統景仰之尋則。佛稱道父。僧曰上賓。聖教明文無容隱匿。所以敬寫經像傳奉未聞。開萬古之槃根。樹百王之逸軌。欲使一乘令駕。總邪正之登臨。九天奉識。該幽明而翊化。

In the first year of the Longshuo era of the Tang [661 CE], made by Guo Xingzhen, Grand Master for Court Discussion and Daoist priest of Xihua Abbey. Zhen considers that the Dao is merely primordial qi, not the illumination of form and likeness; the Buddha is called the Great Awakened One, the supreme model for reverence and emulation. The Buddha is called the father of the Dao, and monks are called the foremost guests. The clear texts of the sacred teachings allow no concealment. Therefore, having respectfully copied scriptures and images, transmitting and honoring what had not been heard, clearing the deep-rooted obstacles of myriad ages, and establishing the peerless course of a hundred kings, he wishes that the chariot of the One Vehicle be driven, commanding the heights over the heterodox and the orthodox, and that the nine heavens offer homage, encompassing the unseen and the seen to assist transformation.