三教平心論 2.14

2.14

當是時。韓柳俱以文鳴。韓則詆佛。柳則學佛。觀子厚贈重巽法師序曰。吾自幼學佛求其道。積三十年。且由儒而通者。鄭中書孟常州連中丞。以中丞之辨博。常州之敏達。中書之清直嚴重。且猶崇重其道。況若吾之昧昧者乎。

At that time, Han and Liu were both renowned for their prose. Han denounced Buddhism, while Liu studied Buddhism. Look at Zihou's 'Preface on Presenting Dharma Master Chongxun': 'From my youth I have studied Buddhism and sought its Way, amassing thirty years. Furthermore, among those who penetrated it through Confucianism were Secretariat Drafter Zheng, Changzhou Prefect Meng, and Vice Censor-in-Chief Lian. With the Vice Censor-in-Chief's wide eloquence, the Changzhou Prefect's keen penetration, and the Secretariat Drafter's purity, uprightness, and gravity, they still revered and valued its Way—how much more so for one unenlightened like myself?'