佛祖統紀 53.32

53.32

宋高祖。司徒王謐見東掖門地有光得金佛。高七尺二寸○文帝都人孫彥曾妾王惠稱。見江浦有光。得金佛一軀○孝武。盧陵太守周湛進金像高九尺三寸。言僧法均至三曲江。見光浮水面。因獲此像。

Under Emperor Gaozu of the Song, Minister over the Masses Wang Mi saw light on the ground of the Dongye Gate and obtained a gold Buddha, seven feet two inches tall. Under Emperor Wen, Wang Huicheng, the concubine of Sun Yanzeng, a resident of the capital, saw light in a river cove and obtained a gold Buddha image. Under Emperor Xiaowu, Zhou Zhan, the Grand Administrator of Luling, presented a gold image nine feet three inches tall, reporting that the monk Fajun had gone to the Sanqu River, seen light floating on the water's surface, and thereby obtained this image.