折疑論 4.149

4.149

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.)