釋鑑稽古略續集 3.243

3.243

甲戌二年。以吳嶽為南京吏部。尚書嶽清操絕代。茅屋薄田。日惟默坐一室闡禪經數卷。不謁客。遊行惟跨一驢。一事簡便云。中宮欲建浮圖。為萬壽焚修之地。工科疏止。

The second year, jiaxu. Wu Yue was appointed Minister of Personnel in Nanjing. Yue possessed purity and integrity unparalleled in his era. Living in a thatched hut with modest fields, he did nothing each day but sit quietly in a single room and expound several scrolls of Chan scriptures. He received no guests, and when traveling, he rode only a single donkey; everything about him was simple and unadorned. The palace of the Empress wished to build a stupa as a place for incense burning and cultivation to ensure the longevity of the emperor, but a memorial from the Office of Scrutiny for Works halted it.