[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) › 4.122 # 折疑論 4.122 折疑論 4.122 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.4.122) 王曰。吾常以此為患。今既滅矣。吾何患哉。扈多曰。王何必患。前代太史蘇由嘗誌勒于石曰。千年之後。聲教流被此土。方今七十九年矣。王奚患哉。此先知之二也。商太宰問孔子曰。夫子聖者歟（問孔子聖人歟）。 > The king said, "I always took him to be a threat. Now that he has ceased, what threat is there to me?" Hu Duo said, "Why must Your Majesty worry? The Grand Astrologer of the former reign, Su You, once inscribed on stone: 'A thousand years later, the sound of his teachings will circulate to this land.' From then to now is only seventy-nine years. Why should Your Majesty worry?" This is the second instance of foreknowledge. The Prime Minister of Song asked Confucius, "Is the Master a sage?" (He asked Confucius whether he was a sage). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.4.121) - [Next: 4.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.4.123) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118~en-mt.4.122) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.4.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.4.122) · Pramāṇa