大明高僧傳 5.11

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系曰。北宋三佛並唱演公之道。惟佛果得其髓也。而入佛果之室坐無畏床師子吼者又不下十餘人。獨後法嗣之繩繩直至我　　明嘉隆猶有臭氣。觸人巴鼻者妙喜與瞌睡虎之裔耳。他則三四傳便乃寂然無聲。然此二老可謂源遠流長者也。當時稱二甘露門。不亦宜乎。

The appraisal says: In the Northern Song, the 'Three Buddhas' together proclaimed Master Yan's Dao, but only Foguo attained his marrow. And those who entered Foguo's room, sat upon the seat of fearlessness, and made the lion's roar were no fewer than ten-odd persons. Yet among the subsequent continuous line of Dharma heirs, extending down to our Ming dynasty's Jiajing and Longqing eras, those whose scent still touches men's noses are solely the descendants of Miaoxi and the Dozing Tiger. Others, after three or four transmissions, fell utterly silent. Truly, these two elders may be called deep sources with long flows. Was it not fitting that they were called the 'Two Gates of Sweet Dew' in their day?