佛祖統紀 51.53

51.53

敬帝。補闕宗殆棄官出家。號無名。有息心銘行於世○北魏孝文。京兆王太子興表求出家。賜名僧懿○太后馮氏。出俗為尼。居瑤光寺○宣武太后高氏。出俗為尼。居瑤光寺○度支尚書裴植母夏侯氏。年七十出家為尼。入嵩高山○孝莊太后胡氏。出俗為尼。居瑤光寺。

Emperor Jing: Zong Dai, Reminder of Faults, abandoned his office and left the household life, taking the moniker Wuming ("Nameless"). His *Inscription on Calming the Mind* circulated in the world. / Northern Wei. Emperor Xiaowen: Xing, heir apparent to the Prince of Jingzhao, submitted a memorial requesting to leave the household life; he was granted the name Sengyi. / Empress Dowager Feng renounced secular life to become a nun and resided at Yaoguang Monastery. / Emperor Xuanwu: Empress Dowager Gao renounced secular life to become a nun and resided at Yaoguang Monastery. / Lady Xiahou, mother of Pei Zhi, Minister of Finance, left the household life to become a nun at the age of seventy and entered Mount Songgao. / Emperor Xiaozhuang: Empress Dowager Hu renounced secular life to become a nun and resided at Yaoguang Monastery.