集沙門不應拜俗等事 1.25

1.25

晉元興中。安帝蒙塵於外。太尉桓玄以震主之威。欲令道人設拜於己。因陳何庾舊事謂理未盡。故與八座等書云。

During the Yuanxing era of the Jin dynasty, Emperor An was in exile amidst the dust of travel outside the capital. The Grand Defender Huan Xuan, holding an awe-inspiring authority that intimidated the sovereign, wished to order the men of the Way to prostrate themselves before him. Thereupon he set forth the old controversy between He [Chong] and Yu [Bing], asserting that the principle had not been fully resolved. Therefore, he addressed a letter to the Eight Ministers and others, saying: