| 1 | When he was but twelve years old he was already studying Tendai philosophical speculation. | |
| 2 | A farmer requested a Tendai priest to recite sutras for his wife, who had died. | |
| 3 | "Native has thought" is the basic thought of Tian Tai roof also Master Zhi Zhe's external swan song too. | |
| 4 | All Liu Zongyuan's life, especially his later years, was irrevocably committed to Buddhism (Tiantai Sect and Chan Sect). | |
| 5 | The rejuvenation of Tiantai sect in the five Dynasty and early Song Dynasty is connected firmly with the transmission of Gaoli monks. |