佛祖統紀 44.56

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On the eighth day of the tenth month, a heavenly deity descended into the Yan'en Hall within the forbidden palace. His cap and garments resembled those of the Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning; he was the heavenly deity from the beginning of the earlier Xiangfu era. He ordered the Emperor to sit, and addressed him, saying: 'I am one of the nine Sovereign Rulers of Humanity and the earliest ancestor of the Zhao surname. When I descended again, I was the Yellow Emperor, Xuanyuan. During the Later Tang, I descended to hold general governance over the realm below, giving birth to the Zhao clan, which has now reached one hundred years. The Emperor has tended and nurtured the host of living beings well.' Thereupon he departed riding a yellow cloud. That month, a great amnesty was granted. He was offered the exalted title of Sacred Ancestor, Supreme Numina of the High Dao, Heavenly Worthy of the Nine Heavens Who Controls Destinies and Protects Life. The Sacred Ancestor's Mother was called Great Sacred Mother of Primordial Heaven. The taboo personal name of the Sacred Ancestor was Xuanlang (written with xuan above and lang below); an imperial edict prohibited those inside and outside the court from violating it. 'Profound Sage King of Cultural Propagation' [Confucius] was changed to 'Utmost Sage King of Cultural Propagation,' and Xuanwu was changed to Zhenwu. An imperial edict was issued to the Tianqing Temples of all prefectures to add and construct halls for the Sacred Ancestor.