辯正論 8.51

8.51

道士所上經目。皆云。依宋人陸修靜所列檢修靜目中。見有經書藥方符圖等。合有一千二百二十八卷。本無雜書諸子之名。而道士今列乃有二千四十卷。其中多取漢書藝文志目妄注八百八十四卷為道經論。據如此狀理有可怪。何者指如韓子孟子淮南之徒。竝言道事。又復八老黃白之方。陶朱變化之術。翻天倒地之符。辟兵殺鬼之法。及藥方呪厭。並得為道書者。其連山歸藏周林太玄黃帝金匱太公陰符陰陽書五姓宅圖七十二葬書等。亦得為道書乎。案修靜目中並無前色。今輒集之。彼將何據。笑道論云。妄注諸子三百五十卷為道經也。若有依據。何以前後注列不同乎。且人之有惡恐人知之。己若有善慮人不見。所以道士自書云。不受道戒者不得轉讀。道經即如此狀。道有何醜慮人知乎。若道士所注。以諸子為道書者。民中諸子悉須追入已不。案陶朱者即是范䗍也。范䗍親事越王勾踐。君臣悉囚於吳堂。食屎飲尿亦以甚矣。又復范䗍之子被戮於齊父。既有變化之術。何以不能變化免之。案造立天地記。稱老子託生幽王皇后腹中。即是幽王之子。又身為柱史。復是幽王之臣。化胡經言。老子在漢為東方朔。若審爾者。知幽王為犬戎所殺。豈可不愛君父與神符令君父不死耶。又漢武窮兵疲弊中國天下戶口至減太半。老子何忍不與其符令用辟兵。以此驗之呪厭之方。何其謬歟。何其謬歟。玄都舘經目錄云。道經記符圖論。凡六千三百六十三卷。二千四十卷。已有本見行。其四千三百二十三卷。指陸修靜目錄。既無正本。何謬之甚也。然修靜為目已是大偽。今玄都錄復是偽中之偽。

The scriptural catalogues presented by the Daoist masters all state that they rely on the list compiled by Lu Xiujing of the Song. Examining Xiujing's catalogue, one finds scriptures, medical formulas, talismans, diagrams, and so forth, totalling 1,228 fascicles; originally there were no titles of miscellaneous books or the various philosophers. Yet what the Daoist masters list today amounts to 2,040 fascicles. Among them, they largely take titles from the 'Treatise on Arts and Writings' of the Book of Han, falsely annotating 884 fascicles as Daoist scriptures and treatises. Judging by this situation, it is truly bizarre in principle! Why? If texts like Han Feizi, Mengzi, and Huainanzi all discuss matters of the Dao; and furthermore, if the formulas of the eight elders for gold and silver, the transformation arts of Taozhu, the talismans for overturning heaven and inverting earth, the methods for warding off soldiers and killing ghosts, as well as medical recipes and incantations can all become Daoist scriptures, then could the Lianshan, the Guicang, the Zhoulin, the Taixuan, the Yellow Emperor's Golden Coffer, Duke Taigong's Yin Talisman, the books on yin and yang, the diagrams of dwellings for the five surnames, the seventy-two books on burial, and so forth, also become Daoist scriptures? Upon examination, Xiujing's catalogue contains none of the aforesaid kinds. Now assembling them arbitrarily, on what basis do they proceed? The Xiaodao lun states: 'They falsely annotated 350 fascicles of the various philosophers as Daoist scriptures.' If they had an authority to rely on, why are the annotated listings inconsistent between earlier and later accounts? Moreover, when people have evils, they fear others will know of them; if one possesses good, one worries others will not see it. Therefore, the Daoists' own writings state: 'Those who have not received the Daoist precepts must not chant and read [them].' If Daoist scriptures are of such a nature, what shameful thing is there in the Dao that they fear people will know? If, as the Daoists annotate, the various philosophers are taken as Daoist scriptures, should all the various philosophers among the people be requisitioned into their fold? Examining Taozhu, he is Fan Li. Fan Li personally served King Goujian of Yue, and both ruler and minister were imprisoned in the Wu hall, eating feces and drinking urine—an extreme humiliation! Furthermore, Fan Li's son was executed in Qi. Since the father possessed the arts of transformation, why was he unable to transform and rescue him? Examining the Record of the Creation of Heaven and Earth, it claims Laozi was conceived in the womb of King You's queen, which makes him the son of King You; and being himself the Astrologer of the Pillar, he was also King You's minister. The Huahu jing states that Laozi was Dongfang Shuo under the Han. If it were truly so, knowing that King You would be killed by the Quanrong, could he not have loved his ruler and father and given him a divine talisman to prevent his ruler and father from dying? Furthermore, Emperor Wu of the Han exhausted his armies and impoverished the Central Lands, reducing the households of the realm by more than half. How could Laozi bear not giving him his talismans to ward off soldiers? Verified by this, how erroneous are these formulas of incantation! How erroneous! The catalogue of scriptures of the Xuandu Abbey states that Daoist scriptures, records, talismans, diagrams, and treatises total 6,363 fascicles, of which 2,040 fascicles already exist as physical copies in circulation, and the remaining 4,323 fascicles point to Lu Xiujing's catalogue. Since there are no genuine texts, how extreme is this error! Indeed, Xiujing's making of the catalogue was already a great fabrication; today's Xuandu catalogue is a fabrication of fabrications.