辯正論 4.107

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右齊世英賢北朝俊逸。竝學通今古解貫玄儒。而深信釋門洞明因果。手披玉軸口誦金言其眾也。如草木之依大地。其覆也。猶鱗介之汎長川。至於白屋農夫無名老叟。薄知希向少發信心者。不可稱紀。胡得措言。所以福祐於四生慶流於三。世允仁允恕及子及孫。其能行之德。無不至也。

The above were the eminent worthies of the Qi era and the outstanding figures of the Northern Dynasties. They were all learned in past and present, their comprehension penetrating both the profound and the Confucian. Deeply placing their faith in the gate of Śākya, they thoroughly understood cause and effect. With their hands they unrolled jade rollers, and with their mouths they chanted the golden words. Their multitudes were like plants and trees relying on the great earth; their being sheltered was like the scaly and shelled creatures drifting on the long rivers. As for the humble farmers in thatched huts and the nameless old men, those who had a slight aspiration and gave rise to a bit of faith cannot be fully recorded, so how could one put them all into words? Therefore, blessings and aid flowed to the four modes of birth, and good fortune spread through the three periods of existence, truly benevolent and forgiving down to their sons and grandsons. For those who can practice it, there is no virtue that cannot be attained.