佛祖統紀 41.5

41.5

In the first year of Dali, an imperial order directed Śramaṇa Liangbi to compose a commentary on the Humane Kings Sūtra at the Peach Garden and present it to the throne. Śramaṇa Daozun of Zhixing Mountain in Gusu (a disciple of Zuoxi) established a Lotus Sūtra cloister, selecting fourteen men of eminent conduct to constantly uphold the Lotus [Sūtra], carrying on from day into night by candlelight to proclaim the merciful voice of the Great Hero. The regional inspector Wei Yuanfu and Minister Liu Yan memorialized to grant it the name 'Lotus Bodhimaṇḍa.' From that time on, seventeen scriptural cloisters were established east of the Yangtze River, all taking their model from the Master. Zhou Boda, an assistant magistrate of Weizhou, constantly recited the Diamond Sūtra. Suddenly he saw an Indian monk in a light who claimed to be Subhūti, saying: 'You have recited the sūtra for several years; why have you not given up eating meat?' Boda was terrified, immediately turned to a vegetarian diet, and redoubled his diligence in recitation, experiencing numerous auspicious responses.