佛祖統紀 53.28

53.28

Emperor Renzong of the Song decreed that the Buddha finger of Chenliu be brought into the palace; they tested it with fierce fire and struck it with a gold hammer, but it suffered no damage whatsoever. Shortly thereafter, relics flowed forth, whereupon he composed a vow text and sent it back to its original monastery. Earlier, an Indian monk had come to the Chanjiao Monastery in Chenliu and presented the Indian Buddha finger, which repeatedly radiated auspicious light. Under Emperor Huizong, occult practitioners insisted that the Buddha finger of Chenliu was merely a seal bone. An imperial edict ordered it to be tested by fire and beaten with iron hammers for more than ten days, but its color remained unchanged; it was then returned with enhanced honors.