佛祖統紀 46.57

46.57

In the sixth month, the Yuanyou partisan register was established. Sima Guang and three hundred and nine others were inscribed in stone at the gate of the Wende Hall. In the eleventh month, Wang Anshi was granted subordinate sacrifice in the Temple of the King of Literary Propagation. Xu Shenweng of Hailing was summoned for an audience. Soon afterward, he earnestly requested to return home, and an imperial decree ordered the construction of the Xianyuan Wanshou Palace in his commandery for him to reside in. Earlier, Shenweng had been a menial laborer at Tianqing Abbey, holding a broom to sweep, reciting the Duren jing incessantly. People from all quarters came to inquire about good and bad fortune, calling him Shenweng (the Divine Elder). When Lü Huiqing went to the capital, he detoured to visit him. The Elder said: 'Guard well, guard well!' After returning to court, Lü was soon sent out on official business to govern Shan Prefecture. When Zhezong was indisposed, he sent Huiqing to the Elder's place. The Elder wrote: 'The Auspicious Man' (jiren). Shortly after, Huizong succeeded to the throne, which was a prior omen of the imperial personal name (the character Ji). Later, he underwent corpse deliverance and transformed.