[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [辯正論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2110) › 6.50 # 辯正論 6.50 辯正論 6.50 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2110.6.50) 內喻曰。左袵者則戎狄所尊。右命者為中華所尚。故春秋云。家卿無命。介卿有之。不亦左乎。史記云。藺相如功大。位在廉頗右。頗恥之。又云。張儀相右秦而左魏。犀首右韓而左魏。蓋云不便也。禮云。左道亂群殺之。豈非右優而左劣也。皇甫謐高士傳云。老子楚之相人。家于渦水之陰。師事常樅子。及常子有疾耳往問疾焉。嵆康云。李耳從涓子學九仙之術。檢太史公等眾書。不云老子剖左腋而生。既無正出皆是謬辭。不可承信明矣。驗知揮戈操翰。蓋文武之先。五氣三光。寔陰陽之首。是以釋門右轉且扶人用。張陵左道信逆天常。何者釋迦起無緣之慈。應有機之召。語其迹也。則行滿三祇相圓百劫。降神而乘玉象。掩曜而誕金姿。三十二祥。休徵開於地府。一十八梵。禎瑞駭於天宮。靈相周於十方。神光顯于八極。述其本也。久證圓明。塵沙莫能算其壽。早登寂照。虛空無以量其體。豈唯就攀枝而偉瑞。徵白首而効祥。猶螢光與龍燭競輝。魚目共蛇珠並耀。爾道之劣一也。 > The Buddhist analogy says: Fastening the robe on the left is honored by the Rong and Di barbarians; receiving commands on the right is esteemed by the Central Florescence. Thus the Chunqiu says: 'An officer of a noble house has no royal mandate; an assistant officer has it—is this not putting things on the left \[i.e., inverted\]?' The Shiji says: 'Lin Xiangru's merit was great, and his position was to the right of Lian Po; Po was ashamed of it.' It also says: 'Zhang Yi, as chancellor, favored Qin over Wei \[literally: placed Qin on the right and Wei on the left\]; the Xi Shou favored Han over Wei,' which means they found it disadvantageous. The Liji says: 'Those who use heterodox ways (zuodao, lit. left ways) to confuse the masses shall be put to death.' Is this not clear evidence that the right is superior and the left is inferior? Huangfu Mi's Gaoshi zhuan states: 'Laozi was a man of Xiang in Chu; his family lived south of the Guo River. He served Chang Congzi as his master, and when Master Chang fell ill, Er went to inquire after his illness.' Ji Kang said: 'Li Er studied the arts of the nine immortals under Juanzi.' Examining the writings of the Grand Astrologer and others, none say that Laozi was born by having his left armpit split open. Since there is no authentic source, these are all absurd fabrications, and it is evident that they cannot be trusted. By verifiable evidence, brandishing the lance and wielding the brush stand foremost in martial and civil affairs; the five qi and three luminaries are truly the leaders of yin and yang. Therefore, the gate of Śākya turns to the right, thereby aiding human utility, whereas Zhang Ling's heterodox path truly runs contrary to heavenly constancy. Why is this? Śākya aroused compassion without conditions and responded to the summons of those with capacity. To speak of his traces: his practice was fulfilled through three asaṃkhyeyas, and his marks perfected through a hundred kalpas. Descending his spirit, he rode a jade elephant; eclipsing brightness, he was born with a golden countenance. The thirty-two auspicious omens opened their auspicious signs in the earthly realms; the eighteen Brahmā heavens were startled by marvelous portents in the celestial palaces. His wondrous marks spanned the ten directions; his divine light shone across the eight extremities. To describe his origin: he long ago realized complete enlightenment, and sands of dust cannot count his lifespan; he early ascended to serene illumination, and empty space cannot measure his body. How could it merely be an extraordinary omen of grasping a branch, or proving auspiciousness through white hair? It is like the glow of a firefly contending in radiance with the Dragon Candle, or a fish eye shining alongside the pearl of the serpent. This is the first inferiority of your Dao. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2110.6.49) - [Next: 6.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2110.6.51) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2110.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2110~en-mt.6.50) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.13.83) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2110.6.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2110.6.50) · Pramāṇa