辯正論 4.138

4.138

太僕卿靖之少子。雅好博古。家傳析薪之業。夙夜強學。世纘良弓之教。三兄景裕學冠玄儒。四兄景辯博聞強記俱能釐改憲章制度禮樂。關中號於夫子。河上疑於仲尼。並稱佛教窮深莊老虛薄。

He was the youngest son of Jing, Chamberlain for the Imperial Stud. Gracefully fond of broad antiquarian knowledge, his family handed down the profession of splitting firewood; day and night he applied himself vigorously to study, continuously carrying on his family's instruction in fine bow-crafting. His third elder brother, Jingyu, surpassed all in Dark Learning and Confucianism; his fourth elder brother, Jingbian, possessed vast erudition and a powerful memory. Both were able to revise statutes, regulations, rites, and music, being hailed as 'the Master' within Guanzhong and likened to Zhongni along the River. All asserted that the Buddha's teachings plumb the profound depths, whereas Zhuangzi and Laozi are hollow and superficial.