集沙門不應拜俗等事 4.20

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4.20

Third: We humbly observe that the images of gods are established through people making their forms; once the forms are made, people turn back and pay respect to them. Could it be that because they were established through people, one does not pay reverence? If one does not pay reverence, what is the use of establishing them? The Buddha entrusted his bequeathed teachings to the kings of states; what the king has established, the king turns back and reveres. If the king does not revere them, what is the benefit of establishing them?

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集沙門不應拜俗等事 — Classical Chinese