律相感通傳 1.75

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He also said, "Presently, the stūpas and monasteries in various places are mostly the surviving foundations of ancient Buddhas, which King Aśoka marked out. Therefore, these blessed sites endure constantly and must not be treated lightly. The famous stūpas of today are as commonly heard; unnamed storehouses also exist in various places. In the monastery within the city walls of Gan Prefecture in Hexi, there are ancient Buddha relics within the stūpa. In Lingyan Monastery in He Prefecture, there are also relics beneath the Buddha hall. Beneath the hall at Maileng'an in Qin Prefecture, there are also relics, which the mountain god conceals. This monastery was built by King Mu of Zhou, named Ling'an; for forty years, people were constantly leaving the world [as monks there]. The stūpa of Changning Monastery in Jing Prefecture was built by King Aśoka; beneath it are relics over a zhang deep in the ground, in a five-tiered stone casket containing broken-body relics. The three stūpas of Yi Prefecture—Dashi (now named 'Fugan'), Wudan (now named 'Jingluan'), and Luo County (now named 'Baoxing')—all have divine anomalies, as recorded in their separate biographies."