佛祖統紀 34.66

34.66

The commentary says: The Tiantai Commentary on the Vimalakīrtinirdeśa states that when the Buddha was born, stars fell like rain. Because the Ru ying jing mentions that 'a bubbling star descended to attend', it borrowed the text of the Zuo Tradition to describe it. Jingjue of Gushan could not discern this and claimed that Tiantai directly took the reigns of the two Zhuangs as the year of the Buddha's birth. However, the tradition states the day xinmao, which naturally was the fifth day of the fourth month, showing clearly that they do not match. If one wishes to substantiate the event of the night being bright in the Great Commentary, it is precisely verified by Mañjuśrī emitting light and entering nirvāṇa.