佛祖歷代通載 9.44

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（二十四）　劉勰者名士也。雅為太子所重。撰文心雕龍五十篇。家貧不婚娶。依沙門僧裕遂博通經論。區別部類而為之序。定林寺藏經即其銓次也。中書令沈約絕重其文。常置几桉間。凡都下寺塔及名僧碑碣皆出其手。累官通事舍人。表求出家。先燔須自誓。帝嘉之。賜法名惠地。

(24) Liu Xie was a celebrated scholar, highly esteemed by the Crown Prince. He composed the Wenxin diaolong in fifty chapters. Because his family was poor, he did not marry. Relying on the śramaṇa Sengyou, he became broadly versed in the scriptures and treatises; he categorized them into classes and wrote prefaces for them. The Buddhist canon preserved at Dinglin Monastery was arranged by him. Shen Yue, Director of the Secretariat, exceptionally valued his writings and kept them constantly on his desk. The inscriptions for temples, stupas, and eminent monks throughout the capital were all penned by him. After successively serving as General Receptionist (tongshi sheren), he submitted a memorial requesting pravrajyā. He first burnt his beard to make his vow. The Emperor praised him and bestowed on him the Dharma name Huidi.