佛祖統紀 53.32

English (machine translation) 53.32

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53.32

Under Emperor Gaozu of the Song, Minister over the Masses Wang Mi saw light on the ground of the Dongye Gate and obtained a gold Buddha, seven feet two inches tall. Under Emperor Wen, Wang Huicheng, the concubine of Sun Yanzeng, a resident of the capital, saw light in a river cove and obtained a gold Buddha image. Under Emperor Xiaowu, Zhou Zhan, the Grand Administrator of Luling, presented a gold image nine feet three inches tall, reporting that the monk Fajun had gone to the Sanqu River, seen light floating on the water's surface, and thereby obtained this image.

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佛祖統紀 — 志磐, Classical Chinese