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嵩高峻極。大夏雲構。器宇冲邈。風度凝整。追王戎之簡要。邁裴揩之清通。有德有才可師可尚。於襄州造香山。寺剎飛雲表幡颺天垂。日殿蓮臺。珠叢金地。遠方祇樹。若寫雞園。

High as Mount Song at its summit, grand as a lofty summer palace built up to the clouds, his capacity was vast and elevated, his demeanor dignified and composed. He matched the concise simplicity of Wang Rong and surpassed the clear versatility of Pei Kai. Possessing both virtue and talent, he was worthy to be a teacher and to be esteemed. In Xiangzhou he built the Xiangshan Temple: the temple's spires soared beyond the clouds, and banners fluttered hanging down from the sky. There were sun-facing halls and lotus pedestals, clusters of jewels and golden grounds; from afar it was an Ānāthapiṇḍada's Grove, as if reproducing the Cock's Monastery.