 He was particularly attentive in studying Buddhist sutras and became a devout Buddhist, spending much of his time discussing Buddhism with monks.Displeased with the work "Essay on Predestination" (辯命論, "Bianming Lun"), authored by the Liang Dynasty author Liu Xiaobiao (), he wrote a work entitled, "Essay on Non-Predestination" (非辯命論, "Fei Bianming Lun") intended to refute it.