歷代三寶紀 2.11

2.11

（丁未）元光元　（戊申）二　（己酉）三　（庚戌）四　（辛亥）五　（壬子）六（外國傳云。佛滅度後四百八十年有神通羅漢名呵利難陀。國王之子。於優長國東北造牛頭栴檀彌勒像。高八丈。將巧匠三人上兜率。看真彌勒造。然後得成甚有神驗）　（癸丑）元朔元　（甲寅）二　（乙卯）三　（丙辰）四　（丁巳）五　（戊午）六

(Dingwei) Yuanguang, 1st year. (Wushen) 2. (Jiyou) 3. (Gengxu) 4. (Xinhai) 5. (Renzi) 6 (The Waiguo zhuan states: 480 years after the Buddha's parinirvāṇa, there was an arhat possessing supernormal powers named Harinanda, a son of a king. To the northeast of the country of Udyāna, he fashioned an image of Maitreya out of goshīrṣa sandalwood, 80 feet in height. Taking three skilled craftsmen, he ascended to Tuṣita to observe the true Maitreya before crafting it; only then was it completed, possessing extraordinary efficacy). (Guichou) Yuanshuo, 1st year. (Jiayin) 2. (Yimao) 3. (Bingchen) 4. (Dingsi) 5. (Wuwu) 6.