佛祖歷代通載 12.15

12.15

（九）　五月法師玄奘寢疾。勅尚藥奉御蔣孝章針醫上官琮專視病。又遣北門使者伺氣候遞報消息。奘因陳先朝以釋氏名位次道流之下。先帝晚年許為改正。又永徽初勅僧尼罪犯情難知者。同俗法推鞠。奘慮疾病委頓永隔天顏。附內使以聞。即日勅使報曰。所陳但佛道名位先朝處分事須平章。其同俗勅即為除落。師宜安意將息。奘疾尋愈。

(9) In the fifth month, Dharma Master Xuanzang fell ill. An edict commanded Jiang Xiaozhang, Court Physician of the Palace Medical Service, and the acupuncturist Shangguan Cong to give their full attention to treating his illness. Messengers of the Northern Gate were also dispatched to monitor his condition and relay reports. Xuanzang took the opportunity to explain that during the previous reign, the ranks of the Buddhists had been placed below those of the Daoists, and that the late Emperor in his later years had promised to rectify this; furthermore, that at the beginning of Yonghui, an edict had ordered that monks and nuns whose offenses were difficult to determine should be investigated according to secular law. Fearing that his illness might leave him decrepit and forever separated from the heavenly countenance, Xuanzang had these matters reported through an inner messenger. On the same day, an imperial messenger reported back, saying: "Regarding what was stated: the ranks of Buddhists and Daoists were determined by the previous reign, so the matter must be deliberated. As for the edict on conforming to secular law, it shall immediately be abolished. You should put your mind at ease and convalesce, Master." Xuanzang's illness soon recovered.