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# 折疑論 2.53

折疑論 2.53

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [2.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.2.53)

客曰。子之行說。佛道崇虛至尊至大。二帝三王曷不修之（既為佛之崇高清虛。至尊貴而廣大。二帝堯舜也。三王夏商周也。何不修佛之道）。

> The guest said: You maintain that the Buddhist Way is supremely exalted, supremely honored, and supremely great; why then did the Two Thearchs and Three Kings not cultivate it? (Since the Buddha's way is so lofty, pure, supreme, noble, and vast, why did the Two Thearchs—Yao and Shun—and the Three Kings—of Xia, Shang, and Zhou—not cultivate the Buddha's Way?)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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