三教平心論 1.2

1.2

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