[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036) › 12.52 # 佛祖歷代通載 12.52 佛祖歷代通載 12.52 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.12.52) 高帝於是年崩。中宗即位數月。天后廢為廬陵王。幽于房州。天后臨朝稱制。是為則天。明年七月沙門十輩詣闕上大雲經。盛稱則天當即宸極。則天大悅。賜十沙門紫方袍銀龜袋。頒經于天下郡國。各建大雲寺。九月則天革唐命改國號周。自稱聖神皇帝。 > Emperor Gaozong passed away in this year. After Emperor Zhongzong had been on the throne for several months, the Empress of Heaven deposed him as the Prince of Luling and confined him to Fangzhou. The Empress of Heaven attended court and took charge of the government; she is known as Zetian. In the seventh month of the following year, ten śramaṇas went to the palace to present the Dayun jing, loudly proclaiming that Zetian ought to ascend the imperial throne. Zetian was greatly delighted. She bestowed upon the ten śramaṇas purple square robes and silver tortoise-bags, circulated the scripture to all the commanderies and realms throughout the empire, and had a Dayun Monastery built in each. In the ninth month, Zetian reformed the mandate of the Tang, changed the name of the state to Zhou, and styled herself the Holy and Divine Emperor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.12.51) - [Next: 12.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.12.53) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036~en-mt.12.52) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.12.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.12.52) · Pramāṇa