《梁书·列传·卷五十一》
拜沛国刘珊为师，学习《易》及《礼记》、《毛诗》；又进钟山定林寺学习佛经。这些东西他都学得精通。
师事沛国刘献，受《易》及《礼记》、《毛诗》，又入钟山定林寺听内典，其业皆通。
He studied the Yijing and the Liji and Mao Shi poems with Liu Shan from Pei Country as his teacher. He also studied Buddhist scriptures in Dinglin Temple in Zhongshan. He mastered all of these things.