佛祖歷代通載 6.126

6.126

（二十八）　孫綽字興公。父楚有重望。綽博學美文辭。與高陽許詢俱有高尚之志。初隱稽山放情山水。作遂初賦。以見志。友道林問綽曰。君何如許。答曰。高情遠志弟子早已伏膺。然一詠一吟。許將生面。甞作天台賦。示友人范榮期曰。卿試以擲地當作金聲。榮期曰。恐此金聲非中宮商。然每至佳句。輒云。應是我輩語。於吾道多有論撰。具見弘明等集。年五十八卒。史臣稱綽有匪躬之節。不徒文雅而已。

(28) Sun Chuo, whose style name was Xinggong, had a father named Chu who possessed high prestige. Chuo was broadly learned and possessed an elegant literary style; together with Xu Xun of Gaoyang, he harbored lofty aspirations. At first he lived in reclusion in the Kuaiji mountains, giving free rein to his passions among the mountains and waters, and composed the "Rhapsody on Fulfilling My Original Aspiration" to express his intent. His friend Daolin asked Chuo: "How do you compare to Xu?" He replied: "Regarding lofty sentiments and far-reaching aspirations, this disciple has long submitted to him with admiration. Yet in chanting and composing poetry, Xu would have to take a back seat." He once composed the "Rhapsody on Mount Tiantai" and showed it to his friend Fan Rongqi, saying: "Try throwing this to the ground; it will surely produce a golden chime!" Rongqi said: "I fear this golden chime will not harmonize with the gong and shang musical notes." Yet whenever he reached an exquisite line, he would invariably say: "This must be the language of our kind!" He authored numerous treatises on our Path, all of which can be seen in the Hongming ji and other collections. He died at the age of fifty-eight. The court historians praised Chuo for having the integrity of self-denial for the public good, and not merely literary elegance.