三教平心論 1.2

1.2

三光麗天。亘萬古而長耀。百川到海。同一味以亡名。三教之興。其來尚矣。並行於世。化成天下。以迹議之。而未始不異。以理推之。而未始不同。一而三三而一。不可得而親疎焉。孤山圓法師曰。三教如鼎。缺一不可。誠古今之確論也。嗟乎執迹迷理者。互相排斥。致使。

The three luminaries adorn the heavens, shining through myriad ages without end; the hundred streams reach the sea, uniting in a single taste and losing their names. The emergence of the Three Teachings dates back to antiquity. Circulating together in the world, they have transformed and completed all under heaven. If one debates them based on their outward traces, they have never been otherwise than distinct; if one traces them by principle, they have never been otherwise than identical. They are one yet three, three yet one, and cannot be held near or far. Master Yuan of Gushan said: “The Three Teachings are like a tripod: missing one, it cannot stand.” This is truly an incontrovertible statement for all ages. Alas, those who cling to outward traces and are deluded about principle reject one another, thereby bringing it about