歷代三寶紀 2.8

2.8

(Ren-xu) First year of Emperor Wen, Heng (concubine-born son of Emperor Gao; reigned twenty-three years; 432 years since the Buddha entered nirvāṇa). (Gui-hai) Year 2. (Jia-zi) Year 3. (乙丑) Year 4. (Bing-yin) Year 5. (Ding-mao) Year 6. (戊辰) Year 7. (Ji-si) Year 8. (Geng-wu) Year 9. (辛未) Year 10. (Ren-shen) Year 11. (Gui-you) Year 12. (Jia-xu) Year 13. (Yi-hai) Year 14. (Bing-zi) Year 15. (Ding-chou) Year 16. (Wu-yin) First year of the Later Era. (Ji-mao) Year 2. (Geng-chen) Year 3. (Xin-si) Year 4 (The Wenshushili ban nihuan jing states: 'Four hundred and fifty years after the Buddha's parinirvāṇa, Mañjuśrī shall go to the Snow Mountains to expound the twelve divisions of scriptures to five hundred immortals, and having finished, will return to his native birthplace and enter nirvāṇa'; in the fifth month a great amnesty was granted, and government-owned male and female slaves were freed as commoners). (Ren-wu) Year 5. (Gui-wei) Year 6. (Jia-shen) Year 7.