佛祖統紀 43.57

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An imperial decree ordered the palace attendant Xie Baoyi to lead artisans from the Directorate for the Palace Buildings, granting three hundred ounces of gold, to go to Mount Emei to adorn the statue of Samantabhadra and renovate the monastery buildings. In addition, an imperially composed literary collection was bestowed, and Xu Xuan, of the Hanlin Academy, was ordered to compose a commemorative record. In the first year of Chunhua, an imperial decree ordered Participant in Determining Governmental Matters Su Yijian to compile the Record of the Sages and Worthies of the Three Teachings. [Su] requested that Master Tonghui Zanning and Han Dechun, a Daoist priest of the Taiyi Palace, take charge of these matters separately. Zanning compiled the Record of the Sages and Worthies of the Vulture Peak in fifty fascicles and presented it [to the throne]. By imperial decree he was appointed head lecture master of the Left Street. ○ When Tongli Military Prefecture (later abolished and attached to Zhending Prefecture) was building city walls and excavating the ground, ten giant stone Buddhas were unearthed from the foundations of an ancient monastery. An imperial decree ordered the construction of Chunhua Monastery to enshrine these statues. ○ An imperial decree summoned the monk Daojian of Lianshui Military Prefecture to the imperial court. He was granted an audience and bestowed a gāthā. Jian's secular surname was Lou; his miraculous feats were unfathomable, and he knew men's fortunes and misfortunes. At that time, in Runzhou, there was a monk known as Sishijie ('Four Worlds'), who feigned madness in the marketplace, proclaiming fortunes and misfortunes that were instantly verified. A merchant of Runzhou wished to travel to Lianshui. Sishijie said, 'There is a Daoist master named Lou there, who is an incarnation of the Buddha Taobaohua. If you meet him, you will surely reap great profits.' When the merchant arrived in Lianshui, he saw him and bowed to him. The master said, 'Did Sishijie tell you to come? If you do not recognize the Bodhisattva Sūryaprabha, why come to see me?' When the merchant withdrew, he indeed made extraordinary profits compared to ordinary times. When he returned to seek out Sishijie, he could no longer find him. ○ An imperial decree summoned the Barefoot Daoist for an audience. The Emperor asked, 'How do Chan and Vinaya in the south transform beings?' He replied, 'Examining them, they are a single principle.' The Emperor arose, walked around the dragon couch once, and said, 'Is this Chan, or is this Vinaya?' He replied, 'Examining them, they are a single principle.' The Emperor was pleased. ○ King Chi of Goryeo sent an envoy to request the bestowal of the Great Canon together with the imperially composed Literary Collection of the Buddha Vehicle. By imperial decree, they were granted to him.