In On the Origin of the Way, he writes in his summary: If the Way of the Buddha is not forbidden, the Way of the Sages cannot be propagated, in which case it would be best to require both Buddhist and Taoist monks and nuns to return to lay life, to burn Buddhist and Taoist canons, and refurbish temples for the lay people.
甚至在〈原道〉一文的結語指出：不禁止佛道，就不能傳聖人之道，最好叫僧尼、道士全還俗，佛經道書都燒毀，寺廟改成民房，那樣或許可以養活弱勢的鰥寡孤獨者。