折疑論 4.55

4.55

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).