佛祖統紀 46.54

46.54

In the tenth month, the Emperor visited Yangzhou. He dispatched eight emissaries to summon Chan Master Keqin of Jinshan to proceed to the temporary imperial residence to expound the Chan Dharma, granting him the title Yuanwu. Zong Ze, the Defender of the Eastern Capital (posthumously styled Duke Zhongmin, a man of Wu), acting on imperial authority, ordered Dharma Master Fadao to reside at Tianqing Monastery of the Left Street, appointing him as Preacher of the Doctrine in the Directorate of Armies and Military Consultant, to perform Dharma rites for the state and protect the troops. The Master went to the Huai and Ying regions to exhort and transform the local grandees, who contributed grain to aid the country, on which the army relied for relief.