佛祖統紀 38.13

38.13

始光元年。勅天下寺改名招提（此翻十方常住）四月八日。輿諸寺像行於廣衢。帝御門樓臨觀散華致禮（僧史略云。西天王臣恨不覩佛。於降生日輿像入城行道。通夜供養。謂之行像。國國皆然）○嵩岳道士寇謙之。奉老君所授書以獻。朝廷未之。信獨司徒崔浩上書贊其事。帝忻然納之。遣使建玄都壇。起靜輪天宮。勅謙之及門弟子。位在諸王公上不稱臣。擇大家子弟百二十人為道士。

In the first year of Shiguang, an imperial decree ordered that the monasteries throughout the realm be renamed Zhaoti (translated here as 'dwelling of the ten directions'). On the eighth day of the fourth month, images from various monasteries were carried on palanquins through the wide avenues. The emperor proceeded to the gate tower to watch, scatter flowers, and pay homage. (The Sengshi lüe states: "Kings and ministers of Western India, regretting that they could not see the Buddha, carry images into the cities on palanquins to circumambulate on his birthday, making offerings throughout the night; this is called 'parading the images', and it is so in every country.") Kou Qianzhi, a Daoist priest of Mount Song, offered up the books conferred by Lord Lao. The court did not believe them, and only Minister of Education Cui Hao submitted a memorial praising the matter. The emperor gladly accepted them, dispatched envoys to build the Xuandu Altar, and erected the Heavenly Palace of the Wheel of Tranquility. He decreed that Qianzhi and his disciples should rank above all princes and dukes and need not address themselves as subjects, and selected one hundred and twenty sons of noble families to be Daoist priests.