[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [折疑論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118) › 3.45 # 折疑論 3.45 折疑論 3.45 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.3.45) 故孔子曰。禮云禮云。玉帛云乎哉。樂云樂云。鐘鼓云乎哉（敬而將之以玉帛則為禮。和而發之以鐘鼓則為樂。若遺其本而專其末。豈禮樂之謂哉）。 > Therefore Confucius said, ''Ritual,' they say, 'ritual!' Does it mean jade and silk? 'Music,' they say, 'music!' Does it mean bells and drums?' (To express reverence through jade and silk is ritual; to express harmony through bells and drums is music. If one abandons the root and focuses exclusively on the branches, how could that be called ritual and music?) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.3.44) - [Next: 3.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.3.46) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118~en-mt.3.45) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.3.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.3.45) · Pramāṇa