法苑珠林 5.60

5.60

春秋演孔圖曰。孔子長十尺大九圍。坐如蹲龍。立如牽牛。就之如昴如斗。

The Chunqiu yan Kong tu states: “Confucius was ten chi tall and nine spans in circumference. When seated he was like a crouching dragon; when standing he was like a tethered ox. Approaching him was like gazing upon the Pleiades or the Dipper.”