《南史·列传·卷七十》
当时武帝正在大兴佛教，要用它来改换中国的习俗，因此祖深特别说到这件事，上书的条目中认为：
时帝大弘释典，将以易俗，故祖深尤言其事，条以爲：
At that time, Emperor Wu was actively promoting Buddhism, intending to use it to change the Chinese customs, so Zu Shen specially mentioned it in his memorial, presenting the following points: