辯正論 4.25

4.25

風流寬雅。姿制閑裕。吐發深美。辭色淹和。時人為之頌曰。三公楚楚盡琳瑯。未若濟南備員方。至於口誦金言。心期淨土。持齋菜食。護法敬僧。無以加也。

His manner was expansive and refined; his composure was easy and dignified. His speech was profound and graceful, and his expression and tone were calm and harmonious. People of the time praised him in verse, saying: “The Three Excellencies, in their elegant attire, are like lustrous gems, / Yet none matches the Prince of Jinan in his upright nature.” As for chanting the golden words with his mouth, yearning in his heart for the Pure Land, observing the fasts and eating vegetarian meals, and protecting the Dharma and revering the Saṅgha, nothing could surpass him.