佛祖統紀 37.30

37.30

三年。詔修長干塔。掘基得石凾。內有金罌流離瓶盛舍利爪髮。勅分入二塔同放光明○帝幸同泰寺鑄十方佛金銅像。復往阿育王寺（在建康都城內）設無礙法食。大赦天下○昭明太子統薨。太子天性好佛。於東宮別立慧義殿為法集之所。招延名僧立三諦義。當世美之○岳陽王蕭詧（察同昭明之子）鎮越州。重修甎木二塔。先是沙門曇彥與許詢同造此塔。未就而詢亡。彥至是年百二十歲。詢後身為蕭詧。預告門人曰。許玄度來也（詢字玄度）時詧先承誌公密示。才入州便詣寺訪塔。彥出門召之曰。許玄度來何莫。昔日浮圖今如故。遂以三昧力加之。即悟前身造塔事（今越城應天塔）。

In the third year, an imperial edict ordered the repair of the Changgan Pagoda. While excavating the foundation, a stone reliquary was discovered, inside of which was a gold jar and a lapis lazuli vase containing relics, fingernails, and hair. An imperial decree ordered them divided and enshrined in two pagodas, both of which emitted bright light simultaneously. The Emperor visited Tongtai Monastery to cast gilt-bronze images of the Buddhas of the ten directions. He then went to King Aśoka Monastery (located within the capital city of Jiankang) to hold an unobstructed feast of the Dharma, and granted a great amnesty throughout the realm. Crown Prince Zhaoming, Tong, passed away. The Prince was by nature fond of Buddhism; he had separately erected the Huiyi Hall in the Eastern Palace as a place for Dharma assemblies, inviting eminent monks to establish the doctrine of the three truths, for which he was praised by his contemporaries. Prince of Yueyang Xiao Cha (Cha, also read as Chá, son of Zhaoming), while garrisoning Yuezhou, rebuilt two pagodas of brick and wood. Prior to this, the śramaṇa Tanyan and Xu Xun had together built these pagodas, but before they were finished Xun died. Yan had reached one hundred and twenty years of age by this year. Xun's subsequent rebirth was Xiao Cha. Yan announced beforehand to his disciples: 'Xu Xuandu is coming!' (Xun's courtesy name was Xuandu). At the time, Cha had previously received a secret revelation from Master Zhi; as soon as he entered the prefecture, he went to the monastery to visit the pagodas. Yan went out the gate and called to him, saying: 'Xu Xuandu, why come so late? The stūpa of former days remains as before.' He then empowered him with the power of samādhi, whereupon [Cha] immediately awakened to the matter of having built the pagodas in his former life (this is today's Yingtian Pagoda in Yuecheng).