佛祖統紀 37.18

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普通元年。沙門眾養於揚都譯文殊般若經等十一部。帝親筆受。令寶唱繼之○帝於禁中築圓壇將稟歸戒。妙選賢明。朝議以草堂慧約法師應詔。四月八日。帝服田衣北面敬禮受具足戒。方行羯磨甘露降於庭。有三足烏孔雀二。歷階馴伏。錫師號曰智者。自是入朝必設特榻。而帝坐其側。自太子諸王公卿僧俗。從約受戒著錄者四萬八千人。沙門耆艾（五蓋反老也）亦從師重稟（重音虫再也）法雲獨曰。吾既受戒矣。其可以法為人事耶。議者高之（約姓婁世稱婁約法師）。

In the first year of the Putong reign era, the śramaṇa Zhongyang translated eleven works, including the *Mañjuśrī-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra*, in the capital Yang[zhou]. The Emperor personally took down the brushes, and ordered Baochang to continue after him. The Emperor constructed a circular altar inside the palace, intending to receive the refuges and precepts, and made an exquisite selection of the worthy and brilliant. The court deliberated and decided that Dharma Master Huiyue of Caotang should answer the summons. On the eighth day of the fourth month, the Emperor donned field-garments (kāṣāya), faced north, paid reverent homage, and received the full precepts. Just as the karmavācanā was being performed, sweet dew (amṛta) descended in the courtyard. There were a three-legged crow and two peacocks that stepped down the stairs and became tame. The master was bestowed the title 'Wise One' (Zhizhe). From then on, whenever he entered court, a special couch was inevitably set out, and the Emperor sat beside him. From the Crown Prince, princes, dukes, and ministers down to monks and laity, forty-eight thousand persons were registered as having received the precepts from Yue. Senior śramaṇas also received them anew from the master. Fayun alone said: 'I have already received the precepts. How can the Dharma be treated as human worldly affairs?' Commentators held him in high esteem. (Yue’s surname was Lou; the world called him Dharma Master Lou Yue.)