佛祖統紀 40.8

40.8

四年三月三日。僧伽大師坐亡。勅於薦福寺漆身起塔。忽臭氣滿城。詔令送歸泗州。俄芬芳帝里。上問萬回。僧伽何人。曰觀音化身也。○五月大旱。勅菩提流志於崇福寺結壇祈雨。三日大澍（音注時雨）○詔於化度寺設無遮大會○菩提流志進新譯經。帝於林光殿賜齋。觀沙門議論。勅畫工張訓。圖翻經大德及眾學士于殿壁。親製讚辭。

In the fourth year [708], on the third day of the third month, Great Master Sangha manifested cessation while seated. An imperial order was issued to lacquer his body and erect a pagoda at Jianfu Monastery. Suddenly, a foul stench filled the city. An edict ordered him returned to Sizhou, whereupon an exquisite fragrance immediately filled the imperial capital. The emperor asked Wanhui: 'Who was Sangha?' He replied: 'A transformation body of Avalokiteśvara.'
In the fifth month, there was a great drought. An imperial decree ordered Bodhiruci to erect an altar at Chongfu Monastery to pray for rain; after three days there was a great downpour (gloss: *zhu*, timely rain).
An imperial edict commanded that an unrestricted great assembly be held at Huadu Monastery.
Bodhiruci presented newly translated scriptures. The emperor held a banquet in the Linguang Hall and observed the debates among the śramaṇas. He decreed the painter Zhang Xun to depict the eminent translation masters and the various scholars on the palace walls, and personally composed encomiums.