法苑珠林 6.77

6.77

禮記祭義曰。宰我曰。吾聞鬼神之名不知其所謂。子曰。氣之也者。神之盛也。魄也者鬼之盛也。合鬼與神教之至也。依崔鴻十六國春秋前涼錄曰。張傾安定馬氏人。初傾之殺麴儉。儉有恨言。恨言。是月光見白狗。拔劍斫之。傾委地不起。左右見儉在傍。遂乃暴卒。

The "Meaning of Sacrifices" in the Book of Rites says: "Zai Wo said, 'I have heard the names of ghosts and spirits, but I do not know what they mean.' The Master said, 'Qi is the flourishing of spirit; the po-soul is the flourishing of ghost. Uniting ghost and spirit is the ultimate of teachings.'" According to Cui Hong's Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms, "Record of Former Liang": Zhang Qing was a man of the Ma clan from Anding. Earlier, when Qing killed Qu Jian, Jian harbored resentful words. Under this month's light, [Qing] saw a white dog and drew his sword to strike it; Qing collapsed to the ground unable to rise. His attendants saw Jian at his side, and thereupon [Qing] suddenly died.