6.23 Confucius said, "When a cornered vessel no longer has any
corners, should it be called a cornered vessel? Should it?" -
The Analects, quoted in Wing-Tsit Chan's Source Book in Chinese
Philosophy, Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey,
1963 The Confucian school, like many other schools of Chinese
philosophy, had a theory about names and actuality, commonly
called the "rectification of names." The Confucians held that
the rectification of names was an ethical project, not merely a
metaphysical or logical concern, because all things must be fit
into their proper scheme in the universe. But you don't have to
be a Confucian to want to set the record straight on Buddhism
and the quotes about it attributed to various luminaries and
used to promote (or defend?) the dharma. To wit: There are two
similar versions of a prominent Einstein quote on Buddhism
floating around the web, reproducing themselves in viral
fashion.