佛祖統紀 36.119

36.119

泰始元年。詔於建陽門置興皇寺。勅沙門道猛為綱領。帝曰。人能弘道。今得法師。非直道益蒼生。亦乃有光世望。乃下詔曰。猛法師風道多濟。朕所賓友。可月給錢三萬。令史四人白簿吏二十人。車及步輿各一乘。又詔僧瑾為天下僧主賜法技一部（作妓者女樂。作技者訓藝。今稱法技。則是法門幢旛皷鈸眾藝之名。或稱釋部威儀）親信二十人。月給錢三萬及車輿吏力。

In the first year of Taishi, an imperial decree ordered the establishment of Xinghuang Temple at the Jianyang Gate, and an edict appointed the śramaṇa Daomeng as its leader. The Emperor said: 'Man can magnify the Way. Now having obtained the Dharma Master, not only does the Way benefit the multitude, but it also sheds light on worldly hopes.' He then issued a decree saying: 'Dharma Master Meng's noble demeanor and guidance benefit many; he is My honoured guest and friend. Let him be granted thirty thousand coins per month, four scribes, twenty non-stipendiary attendants, and one carriage and one sedan chair each.'
Another edict appointed Sengjin as the leader of monks throughout the empire, granting him a troupe of Dharma performers (if written as ji [妓], it means female musicians; if written as ji [技], it denotes skills; now called 'Dharma skills', it is the name for banner-, drum-, and cymbal-playing and various arts of the Buddhist order, or called the dignified regalia of the Buddhist ministry), twenty confidants, thirty thousand coins per month, as well as carriages, litters, and corvée attendants.