佛祖歷代通載 12.14

12.14

四月八日。奘率京城僧尼。備幢旛寶輦香花梵儀扣芳林門迎御製碑。勅太常九部樂并長安萬年二縣樂戲及戚里侯王耆耋送之是日以雨不克。十四日遂迎之。舊史本紀云。帝御安福門樓觀。法師玄奘迎御製大慈恩寺碑導從。以天竺法儀。其徒甚盛。帝望之大悅。

On the eighth day of the fourth month, Xuanzang led the monks and nuns of the capital, equipped with banners, jeweled carriages, incense, flowers, and Sanskrit ceremonial implements, knocking at the Fanglin Gate to welcome the imperially composed stele. An edict ordered the nine ensembles of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, the entertainment troupes of Chang'an and Wannian counties, and the imperial relatives, marquis, princes, and elders to escort it. On that day, because of rain, it could not proceed. On the fourteenth day, it was finally welcomed. The Imperial Annals of the Old History states: "The Emperor proceeded to the tower of the Anfu Gate to watch. Dharma Master Xuanzang welcomed the imperially composed stele of the Great Ci'en Monastery and led the procession using Tianzhu ritual forms. His followers were exceedingly numerous, and the Emperor looked upon them with great joy."