辯正論 4.116

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燕文明皇帝慕容晃之後。祖什文成皇帝直寢司隸大夫。父篤柱國大將軍涪陵公。寧年始弱冠。爰初筮仕。月角稱奇。星精表德。在軍三十七年。身經四十二戰。胡兵不敢南牧。趙人詎肯東漁。人倫水鏡當世杞梓。而泛愛居心迴向為業。造羅漢會宗二寺。鑄像寫經相續不斷。

A descendant of Emperor Wenming of Yan, Murong Huang. His grandfather, Shi, was Palace Attendant and Retainer of the Department of the Masters of Writing under Emperor Wencheng. His father, Du, was Generalissimo Pillar of State and Duke of Fuling. Ning had just reached the age of twenty when he first took office by divination. His moon-shaped brow indicated wonder, and the stellar essence manifested his virtue. In the military for thirty-seven years, he experienced forty-two battles personally. The northern barbarians dared not graze their horses southward, and how would the men of Zhao dare to fish eastwards? He was a mirror of human relations, a pillar of his age. Yet universal love dwelt in his heart, and the dedication of merit was his practice. He built the two monasteries of Luohan and Huizong, casting images and copying scriptures in continuous succession.