《水经注·卷四十》
浙江又东流经过灵隐山，山在四面丛山包围之中，有高峻的岩崖和洞穴，左右有石室三所，还有孤石直立，大三十围，上面开散，形状像莲花。
浙江又东径灵隐山，山在四山之中，有高崖洞穴，左右有石室三所，又有孤石壁立，大三十围，其上开散，状如莲花。
Zhejiang flows eastward again through Lingyin Mountain, which is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with steep cliffs and caves, with three stone chambers on the left and right, and a solitary stone standing upright, thirty circles wide, with a large opening at the top, shaped like a lotus flower.