佛祖統紀 43.60

43.60

五年。中聞國沙門吉祥進大乘祝藏經。詔五藏法賢等詳定。賢奏此經是于闐書體非是梵文。其中無請問人及聽法眾。前後六十五處文義不正。帝召賢諭之曰。使邪偽得行。非所以崇佛教也。宜焚棄此本以絕後惑○蜀民李順反陷成都。上遣昭宣使王繼恩攻破之。復命參知政事趙昌言。充川陝路兵馬都使。既行。時峨眉高僧茂貞赴召。謂上曰。昌言額絞有反相。不宜委以蜀事。上方悔之。及昌言至鳳翔時。寇準為守。密上書言。昌言有重名無子息。不可授以兵柄。上得疏憶茂貞言。大驚乃以昌言知鳳翔。而召寇準參政事。

In the fifth year, the monk Jixiang of the kingdom of Zhongwen presented the Great Vehicle Sūtra of Incantations. An imperial decree ordered the Tripiṭaka Master Faxian and others to examine and assess it. Xian memorialized: 'This sūtra is written in the Khotanese script, not in Sanskrit; it contains no questioner or assembly listening to the Dharma, and in sixty-five places from beginning to end its text and meaning are unorthodox.' The Emperor summoned Xian and instructed him, saying, 'To allow what is heretical and false to circulate is not the way to exalt Buddhism. It is proper to burn and discard this copy to cut off later doubts.' ○ The Sichuan rebel Li Shun revolted and captured Chengdu. The Emperor sent Wang Ji'en, Commissioner of Palace Proclamations, who attacked and crushed them. He then appointed Zhao Changyan, Participant in Determining Governmental Matters, as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Chuan-Shan Circuit. After he had departed, the eminent monk Maozhen of Mount Emei answered an imperial summons and said to the Emperor, 'Changyan's forehead bears tangled lines, which is a sign of rebellion; he should not be entrusted with Sichuan affairs.' The Emperor was just beginning to regret it when Changyan arrived in Fengxiang, where Kou Zhun was serving as prefect. Kou secretly submitted a memorial stating, 'Changyan enjoys immense fame but has no sons; he must not be entrusted with military power.' When the Emperor received the memorial, he recalled Maozhen's words; greatly astonished, he appointed Changyan as prefect of Fengxiang and summoned Kou Zhun to serve as Participant in Determining Governmental Matters.