[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) › 4.149 # 折疑論 4.149 折疑論 4.149 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.4.149) 予謂鴻濛曰。若指佛歟。鴻濛曰。吾不敢果以為然也。予曰。若非指佛。誰為老氏之師也。又得古道元皇歷云。天竺有古皇先生。即吾師也（若此言者。皆指佛言也。蓋老子知天竺之聖所以再三稱之也）。 > I said to Hongmeng, 'Does this refer to the Buddha?' Hongmeng said, 'I dare not assert that it is so.' I said, 'If it does not refer to the Buddha, who else would be Laozi's master?' Furthermore, I found in the Ancient Taoist Chronicle of the Primordial Emperor: 'In India there was the Ancient Sovereign Master, who was my master.' (Words such as these all refer to the Buddha. Laozi knew of the sage of India, which is why he praised him repeatedly.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.4.148) - [Next: 4.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.4.150) - [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.4.149) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.4.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.4.149) · Pramāṇa