六祖大師法寶壇經 1.19

1.19

時，大師至寶林。韶州韋刺史（名璩）與官僚入山請師，出於城中大梵寺講堂，為眾開緣說法。師陞座次，刺史官僚三十餘人，儒宗學士三十餘人，僧尼道俗一千餘人，同時作禮，願聞法要。

At that time, the Great Master arrived at Baolin. Prefect Wei (named Qu) of Shaozhou, together with officials, entered the mountain to invite the Master to come out to the lecture hall of the Dafan Monastery in the city and open the occasion to expound the Dharma for the assembly. As the Master ascended the seat, Prefect Wei and over thirty officials, more than thirty Confucian scholars, and over a thousand monks, nuns, Daoists, and laypeople paid homage together at the same time, wishing to hear the essentials of the Dharma.