續集古今佛道論衡 1.70

1.70

Jiang Bin said, "Since Confucius was a sage who established the laws, why would he at that time have had utterly not a single word on record concerning the Buddha?" The Dharma Master replied, "Truly it is that you, kind sir, do not know, as if peering through a tube, and have not read extensively. How could you rashly slander Confucius by saying he had utterly not a single word on record concerning the Buddha? If you, kind sir, do not believe it, Confucius himself had the Sanbei bujing (Divination Classic in Three Preparations). The Buddha's appearance in the world is in the 'Middle Preparation'. If you, kind sir, properly examine it for yourself, it will be quite enough to enlighten you."