辯正論 6.96

6.96

外論曰。夫銅山崩洛鍾應。葭灰缺月暈𮓪。未見虎嘯而風不生。龍騰而雲不起。今釋迦所說佛力最尊。一念運心無不來應。故凡俗各傾財產競造塔廟。不悋珠璣爭陳堂宇。或範土刻檀。寫獯胡之狀。鎔金織素。代夷狄之容。妙盡丹青巧窮剞劂。一拜一禮冀望感通。自胡法南漸以來六百餘載。未聞一人言能見佛。豈胡人頂禮即感如來。漢國虔恭不逢調御。若化不到此即是無靈。誑惑人間空談威力。而世不能知。其迷二也。

The external treatise says: When the bronze mountain collapsed, the bell in Luoyang resonated; when the reed ashes depleted, the lunar halo broke. We have never seen a tiger roar without wind arising, or a dragon soar without clouds gathering. Now Śākya preached that the Buddha's power is supreme, and that with a single thought moving the mind, there is nowhere he does not respond. Thus common folk exhaust their fortunes, vying to build stūpas and temples, not sparing pearls and gems, competing to furnish halls and chambers. Or they mould clay and carve sandalwood to depict the forms of the northern barbarians; they cast gold and weave silk to reproduce the appearances of the western tribes. With miraculous skill they exhaust the paints, and with subtle artistry they deplete the chisels. With every prostration and bow, they hope for a spiritual resonance. Yet since the barbarian Dharma spread southward more than six hundred years ago, we have never heard of a single person claiming to have seen the Buddha. Could it be that when barbarians make prostrations they immediately stimulate the Tathāgata, whereas the reverent and respectful people of the Han realm never meet the Tamer? If his transformation does not reach here, then he lacks spiritual efficacy, deluding the human world and speaking vainly of mighty power; yet the world cannot comprehend it. This is the second delusion.