集古今佛道論衡 3.6

3.6

when the August Tang dynasty first arose, Astrologer Fu submitted his memorial, while Li Zhongqing and Liu Jinxi attacked and criticized the Buddha and the sangha, composing treatises based on what they saw and heard, with their proclamations aimed at demoting and expelling [the Buddhists]. Falin thereupon relied on these [materials] to resist them, citing Daoist sources that revere our Buddhist vehicle, [showing that] Liu and Li defied their masters, betrayed their teachings, and made reckless fabrications that deceived both mortals and sages. And,