佛祖統紀 23.63

23.63

會昌元年（辛酉盡六年）
會昌六年詔毀天下佛寺沙汰僧尼。

First year of Huichang (xinyou, lasting six years).
In the sixth year of Huichang, an edict ordered the destruction of Buddhist monasteries throughout the realm and the defrocking of monks and nuns.