高僧傳 7.7

7.7

Earlier, Daosheng shared the same studies and equal renown with Master Huirui as well as Huiyan and Huiguan. Therefore, people of the time assessed them, saying: "Daosheng and Huirui express natural spontaneity; Huiyan and Huiguan grasp deep waters; Huiyi advances aggressively; and Daoyuan is silent and obstructed." Daosheng and Master Huirui alone were distinguished by the label of natural spontaneity, and thus stood pre-eminent above all scholars.