高僧傳 13.37

13.37

釋法平，姓康，康居人。寓居建業。與弟法等俱出家，止白馬寺。為曇籥弟子，共傳師業。響韻清雅，運轉無方。後兄弟同移祇洹，弟貌小醜，而聲踰於兄。宋大將軍於東府設齋，一往以貌輕之。及聞披卷三契，便扼腕神服，乃歎曰：「以貌取人，失之子羽，信矣。」後東安嚴公發講，等作三契經竟，嚴徐動麈尾曰：「如此讀經，亦不減發講。」遂散席。明更開題，議者以為相成之道也。兄弟並以元嘉末卒。

Shi Faping, surnamed Kang, was a man of Kangju. He resided in Jianye. Together with his younger brother Fadeng, he left home and resided at Baima Temple. As disciples of Tanyue, they together transmitted their master's art. His resonant tone was pure and elegant, its modulations limitless. Later, the two brothers moved together to Jetavana Temple. The younger brother was rather plain in appearance, but his voice surpassed that of his elder brother. When the Song Senior General held a vegetarian feast at the Eastern Headquarters, he at first looked down on him because of his appearance. But upon hearing him open the scroll and sing three sections, he wrung his wrists in heartfelt submission and sighed, saying, 'In taking a man by his looks, I have misjudged Ziyu—how true this is!' Later, when the venerable Yan of Dong'an began giving a lecture, after Deng finished chanting three sections of the sūtra, Yan slowly waved his chowry and said, 'Reading the sūtra like this is in no way inferior to delivering a lecture.' With that, he dismissed the assembly. The next day he reopened the topic; commentators considered this to be the way of mutual fulfillment. Both brothers passed away at the end of the Yuanjia era.