佛祖統紀 47.10

47.10

In the first month of the second year of Shaoxing, the Emperor stayed his imperial carriage at Qiantang and elevated it to Lin'an Prefecture. The Emperor frequently wrote out the Diamond Sūtra, the Perfect Enlightenment Sūtra, the Universal Gate Chapter, the Heart Sūtra, and the Verses of the Seven Buddhas in the inner palace; on days of leisure, he often opened and read them himself to foster holy understanding. He also wrote by imperial brush an inscription for the relic pagoda of Mount Ayuwang, saying, "Pagoda of the Radiance of the Buddha's Uṣṇīṣa." In the second month, an imperial decree ordered the reconstruction of the Great Being Guanyin Hall at Tianzhu. In the fourth month, an imperial decree ordered Jie, the forty-ninth-generation descendant of Confucius (son of Kong Duanyou), to inherit the title of Duke of Yansheng. Master Fadao was summoned for an audience. The Emperor leisurely said to him, "The Retired Emperor was misled by demonic men to destroy your form and attire. We shall remove this tattooed mark for you." Dao replied, "I cannot bear to obliterate the Retired Emperor's imperial ink." The Emperor laughed and said, "This monk remains obstinate even in old age!" He then commanded him to reside at Taiping Chan Monastery on Mount Lu.