佛祖統紀 43.19

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五年。詔曰。禁錮以來天下多輦佛像赴京。顧惟像教世許尊瞻。忽從鎔毀甚乖歸敬。應諸郡有銅像處。依舊存留。但不許鑄造新像○右街應制沙門文勝。奉勅編修大藏經隨函索隱。凡六百六十卷○勅萊州道士劉若拙充右街道錄。集京師道士試學事業。未至者皆罷斥之。

In the fifth year [967], an imperial edict stated: 'Since the prohibition and smelting [under the Later Zhou], many throughout the realm have carted Buddha statues to the capital. Yet considering that the Image Teachings have long been revered by the world, to suddenly melt and destroy them greatly violates devotion and respect. Wherever there are bronze statues in the various commanderies, let them be preserved as before; but casting new images is not permitted.' / The Court-Attending śramaṇa of the Right Street, Wensheng, received an imperial decree to compile and edit the In Search of the Esoteric Accordant with the Cases of the Great Tripiṭaka, in a total of six hundred sixty fascicles. / An imperial decree appointed the Daoist priest Liu Ruozhuo of Laizhou as Daoist Registrar of the Right Street, directing him to assemble the Daoist priests of the capital to examine their learning and undertakings; those who did not meet the standard were all dismissed.