佛祖統紀 47.52

47.52

二年三月。駕幸上竺炷香禮敬大士。詔建護國金光明道場。賜白雲堂印。令天下三學諸宗並詣白雲堂。公舉用印申明有司○六月召上竺訥法師。獨對內觀堂○十二月遣中使至阿育王山迎佛舍利塔。上瞻禮之頃見塔上有如月輪。他日復見如水晶者。勅迎往東宮。皇太子見相輪上纍纍若水晶貫珠。

In the second year, in the third month, the imperial carriage visited Upper Tianzhu to burn incense and pay homage to the Great Being. An edict was issued to establish a Golden Light Bodhimaṇḍa for Protecting the Country, and the seal of Baiyun Hall was bestowed. All the sects of the three learnings throughout the empire were ordered to go to Baiyun Hall, and to jointly recommend appointments, using this seal to report to the authorities. In the sixth month, Master Ne of Upper Tianzhu was summoned for a private audience in the Inner Contemplation Hall. In the twelfth month, an imperial envoy was dispatched to Mount King Aśoka to receive the Buddha's relic stupa. While the Emperor gazed and worshipped, he saw what looked like a moon disc atop the stupa; on another day, he again saw what looked like crystal. An edict was issued to escort it to the Eastern Palace; the Crown Prince saw successive layers on the wheel of the stupa looking like strung beads of crystal.