《陈书·列传·卷十五》
又崇敬信仰佛法，到为亲生母亲服丧时，便开始吃素食以至终生，夜晚则坐禅，白天就读佛经，又学习《成实论》所讲的道理，然而对于精微深奥的道理的领会非其所长。
又崇信佛法，及丁所生母忧，遂终身蔬食，夜则坐禅，昼诵佛经，兼习《成实论》义，而于玄言非所长。
He also revered Buddhism, and when he was mourning his birth mother, he began to eat vegetarian food for the rest of his life. At night, he meditated and read Buddhist scriptures during the day. He also studied the principles of the "Chengshi Lun", although his understanding of profound theories was not his forte.