[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035) › 42.37 # 佛祖統紀 42.37 佛祖統紀 42.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [42.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.42.37) 六年。詔重建廬山東林寺。追諡遠法師曰辯覺。會昌毀寺二僧負文殊像。藏之錦繡谷之峯頂。至是寺復訪之不獲。二僧相疑以為匿去。忽見圓光瑞相涌於空表。自是峯頂佛手巖天池常見光相。云天池者崇峻尤甚。去東林三十里。夜間見空中聖鐙自遠而至。初明一炬。頃之至百千萬鐙。或雲中見文殊大士。出沒無常。至心禮叩必見聖相○宰臣言。度僧不精則戒法墮壞。造寺無節則費財過多。乞今後勝地名山許令修建。復舊宮度僧尼。仰本州律師精擇有道性者。制可。 > In the sixth year, an edict ordered the reconstruction of Donglin Monastery on Mount Lu, posthumously granting Dharma Master Yuan the title 'Bianjue.' When the monastery was destroyed during the Huichang era, two monks carried a statue of Mañjuśrī on their backs and hid it at the summit of Jinxiu Valley. By this time, the monastery had been restored, but they searched for it without success. The two monks suspected each other, thinking it had been concealed away. Suddenly they saw an auspicious sign of a circular halo surging forth in the sky. From then on, radiant signs were frequently seen at the Buddha's Hand Rock and Heavenly Pool on the mountain peak. It is said that Heavenly Pool is exceedingly lofty and steep, thirty li away from Donglin. At night, sacred lamps in the air were seen arriving from afar: at first a single torch was bright, and in a moment it grew to hundreds, thousands, and ten thousands of lamps; or the Great Being Mañjuśrī was seen amidst the clouds, appearing and disappearing without constancy. Those who bowed and prayed with utmost sincerity were certain to see the sacred appearance. The chief ministers said, 'If the ordination of monks is not rigorous, the rules of the precepts will fall into decay; if the building of monasteries is without limit, the waste of wealth will be excessive. We request that henceforth construction be permitted only at celebrated sites and famous mountains; in restoring former shrines and ordaining monks and nuns, let the vinaya masters of the respective prefectures carefully select those possessing the nature for the Way.' This was sanctioned by imperial decree. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 42.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.42.36) - [Next: 42.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.42.38) - [Up: 42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.42) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.42.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.42.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.42.37) · Pramāṇa