佛祖統紀 36.97

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36.97

In the tenth year, the state of Kalāpa offered tribute, its memorial addressing the Emperor as 'His Majesty, the Ever-Victorious Son of Heaven.'
Also, the Western Tianzhu Saṅghavarman arrived in Jiankang. An edict ordered him to reside at Pinglu Monastery. On behalf of Huizhao and three hundred and seventy monks of the capital, he crossed to the shore of Cai Isle, and inside a boat they received the full precepts anew. Someone asked the reason, and Zhao said, 'Because of doubt whether our former reception was middling or inferior, we sought a more superior one; therefore, we must receive them again according to our original monastic seniority.'

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佛祖統紀 — 志磐, Classical Chinese