佛祖統紀 53.67

53.67

晉曹山有梵僧群集山頂。飛行而去。勅建荷玉禪寺○宋太祖。吳越王俶。造金銅八萬四千塔。布散國內○太宗。周廢龍興寺為官倉。寺僧擊鼓求復。勅復為寺○賜天下無名寺額。曰太平興國。曰乾明○勅往五臺造金銅文殊萬菩薩像○詔建開聖禪寺。奉天竺栴檀瑞像釋迦佛牙誌公真身○勅往天台山重建壽昌寺。造羅漢像五百十六身○開寶寺建塔。十一層三十六丈。上手藏舍利塔。放光照天地○真宗。詔賜金修峨眉普賢寺○沙門繼全自西天還。得佛舍利建塔揚州○勅江寧府長干寺塔。賜名聖感○詔并州建資聖院。為將士戰亡追福○仁宗。勅京師建慈化寺。為先帝薦福○勅再建靈感塔○內侍李允寧奏。以第宅創十方淨因寺。詔璉禪師居之。

On Mount Cao of Jin, a flock of Indian monks gathered at the mountain peak and flew away; an imperial order was issued to build Heyu Dhyāna Monastery. Under Emperor Taizu of Song, King Chu of Wuyue cast eighty-four thousand gilt-bronze stupas and distributed them throughout the country. Under Emperor Taizong, Longxing Monastery, which had been abolished under the Zhou and converted into an official granary, was sought to be restored by its monks beating drums; an imperial order restored it as a monastery. Unnamed monasteries throughout the empire were bestowed plaques reading 'Taiping Xingguo' or 'Qianming'. An imperial order was sent to Mount Wutai to cast gilt-bronze images of Mañjuśrī and ten thousand bodhisattvas. An edict ordered the construction of Kaisheng Dhyāna Monastery to enshrine the wondrous sandalwood image from India, the Buddha Śākyamuni's tooth relic, and the true body of Master Baozhi. An imperial order was sent to Mount Tiantai to rebuild Shouchang Monastery and make five hundred and sixteen statues of arhats. A pagoda was built at Kaibao Monastery, eleven tiers and thirty-six chang high; its upper part enshrined a relic stupa that emitted light illuminating heaven and earth. Under Emperor Zhenzong, an edict bestowed gold to repair the Samantabhadra Monastery on Mount Emei. The śramaṇa Jiquan returned from Western India, obtained Buddha relics, and built a stupa in Yangzhou. An imperial order was issued to the pagoda of Changgan Monastery in Jiangning Prefecture, bestowing the name Shenggan. An edict ordered the construction of Zisheng Cloister in Bingzhou to dedicate blessings for officers and soldiers killed in battle. Under Emperor Renzong, an imperial order was issued to build Cihua Monastery in the capital to dedicate blessings for the deceased emperor. An imperial order was issued to rebuild the Linggan Pagoda. The palace attendant Li Yunning memorialized to establish the Jingyin Monastery of the Ten Directions from his residence, and an edict summoned Dhyāna Master Lian to reside there.