辯正論 1.13

1.13

公子喜而對曰。鄙聞海無異鹹湯無異熱。仁者所談殺盜等戒。亦猶先王仁義之教也。終是眼目之異號。頭首之別名耳。將知殊途同歸百慮一致。斯之謂矣。五教已足何煩五戒。

The young master was pleased and replied: "I have heard that the ocean has no different saltiness, and boiling water has no different heat. The precepts of not killing, not stealing, and so forth spoken by the benevolent one are just like the teachings of benevolence and righteousness of the former kings. In the end, they are merely different designations for eyes and gaze, alternative names for head and crown. From this, one knows that 'different paths lead to the same destination, and a hundred thoughts agree in a single result'—this is what it means! Since the five teachings are already sufficient, why trouble with the Five Precepts?"