佛祖統紀 16.35

16.35

Grand Preceptor Layman Zhenyin eulogized him: “Gazing upon Master Lian, / his demeanor was pure and gentle. / Propriety and righteousness he practiced; / the Book of Odes and the Book of Documents he cultivated with care. / Though proficient in cessation and contemplation, / he was truly rooted in the Confucian fold. / Like a crane flying into the vast void, / or a cicada molting from the worldly dust, / he caused those who listened / to cast off fetters and resolve perplexities. / Residing in five great monasteries, / his fame spread far and wide. / In his later years he dwelled at Yanqing, / where his Dao became ever more revered. / Ah, the Tiantai teaching / leaves abundance to posterity! / Before there was Fazhi, / and after came Jueyun. / May this phantom shadow / endure forever with the Dharma!” (The stone inscription is on Mount Yuebo.)