佛祖統紀 53.45

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53.45

Emperor Taizu of the Song: Because there was no segregation between monks and nuns, he commanded that nunneries establish altars to administer precepts, presided over by venerable nuns. ○ Emperor Zhenzong: Bestowed the name "Sweet Dew (Amṛta) Ordination Altar" upon Chongshang Temple in Shengzhou. ○ He issued a decree to establish the Fengxian Sweet Dew Ordination Altar in the capital; ordination altars were established throughout all circuits of the empire, numbering seventy-two in all. In the capital, a Mahāyāna ordination altar was separately erected.

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佛祖統紀 — 志磐, Classical Chinese