《新唐书·列传·卷四十九》
要知死是生命的规律，自古以来在所不免，那抄经与造像又能起什么作用？
夫死者生之常，古所不免，彼经与像何所施为？
You should know that death is a law of life. Since ancient times, it is inevitable. So what role can copying scriptures and making statues play?