佛祖歷代通載 8.49

8.49

（二十二　丙申）　法師寶亮居中興寺。中書袁粲見而異之。以書抵其師道。明略曰。比見亮公。非常人也。日聞所未聞。不知歲之將暮。然珠生合浦。魏人取以照乘。玉在邯鄲。秦人請以華國。天下之寶不可自專。當與同之也。自是亮名益重。晚居靈味寺。講席冠京邑。弟子三千餘。亮英氣駸駸逼人。辭鋒錯逸。議者或蔽於理。亮釋之莫不渙然。

(22. The bingshen year [456 CE]) Dharma Master Baoliang resided at Zhongxing Temple. Yuan Can of the Secretariat saw him and marveled at him, sending a letter to his master Daoming, which said in brief: "Recently I met Master Liang; he is no ordinary man. Daily I hear what I had never heard before, oblivious to the year drawing to a close. Now, pearls are born in Hepu, and the people of Wei took them to illuminate a carriage; jade was in Handan, and the people of Qin requested it to glorify their state. The treasures of the world must not be kept for oneself alone; they should be shared with all." From then on, Liang's renown grew all the greater. In his later years he resided at Lingwei Temple, his lecture assemblies foremost in the capital, with more than three thousand disciples. Liang's noble energy pressed forcefully upon others, his eloquence incisive and free. If disputants were obscured regarding the principles, Liang resolved them and all became crystal clear.