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折疑論 4.55

折疑論 4.55

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4.55

楊墨之徒足以謗舜。然居今之俗。多以同群逐塊。罔審聖道階乎上下而於戡弱(戡苦耽切。伐也。謗毀也。諡法仁聖威明曰舜。列子。楊朱謗舜。今以佛喻舜謗者。喻楊朱。居今常俗喻群狗。狗見人丟去甎土之塊。逐而趕之也。言客無能評審聖道有階級上下而不同。及於戡勝弱劣之不等乎)。

The followers of Yang and Mo are enough to slander Shun. Yet people living in today's customs mostly run with the pack chasing clods of earth, failing to examine whether the sage's Way has higher and lower stages, and whether there is overcoming and weakness (戡 is read as the fanqie 苦耽; it means to conquer; it means to slander and destroy. The Rules of Posthumous Titles: one who is benevolent, sagacious, awe-inspiring, and wise is called Shun. Liezi: Yang Zhu slandered Shun. Here the Buddha is compared to Shun, and slanderers are compared to Yang Zhu. People living in common customs today are compared to a pack of dogs: when dogs see someone throw a clod of brick or earth, they chase after it. This means the guest is incapable of assessing whether the sage's Way has stages of higher and lower that are not identical, or the inequality of overcoming strength and inferiority).

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