The "Essay on the Origin of Man "， by Zongmi 宗密. One fasc.， T 1886.45.708a-710c. An important essay written in response to attacks on Buddhism made by Han Yu 韩愈 （768-824）. Zongmi shows the relative strengths of Buddhism in comparison with Confucianism and Taoism， while emphasizing the "unity of the three teachings." Translated into English by Peter N. Gregory with the title Inquiry into the Origin of Humanity.