佛祖歷代通載 14.4

14.4

（乙巳）　改年永泰○九月鑄金銅佛像於光順門。率百僚拜祀之。十月吐蕃寇逼京師。內出仁王經。輦送西明諸寺。置百尺高座講之。寇平○帝夢六祖惠能大師請衣鉢歸于曹溪。翌日遣中使送還。是時寇難屢逼。帝寖以為憂。宰相王縉曰。國家慶祚靈長福報所憑。雖多難無足道者。祿山思明毒流方煽而皆有子禍。僕固懷恩臨敵而踣。群戎來寇未及戰輒去。非人事也。帝由是篤意佛道修祠祀。詔天下官司無箠辱僧尼。禁中講誦仁王護國經。詔命不空三藏。

(Yisi) The era was changed to Yongtai. In the ninth month, a gilded bronze Buddha image was cast at the Guangshun Gate, and the Emperor led the civil and military officials to pay homage and make offerings to it. In the tenth month, the Tibetan invaders pressed upon the capital; the Renwang jing was brought out from the inner palace and conveyed by imperial carriage to Ximing and other monasteries, where hundred-foot-high seats were erected to expound it. The invaders were pacified. The Emperor dreamt that the Sixth Patriarch, the Great Master Huineng, requested that his robe and bowl be returned to Caoxi. The following day, an imperial commissioner was dispatched to escort them back. At this time, invasions pressed repeatedly, and the Emperor grew increasingly anxious. Chancellor Wang Jin said: "The state's longevity and fortune rely on karmic retribution and blessings; though disasters are many, they are not worth worrying over. The venom of [An] Lushan and [Shi] Siming blazed furiously, yet both suffered calamity from their own sons. Pugu Huai'en collapsed in the face of the enemy. The barbarian hordes came invading, yet withdrew before engaging in battle. This is not the doing of human agency." The Emperor from then on dedicated his mind earnestly to the Buddha's path and performed offerings. He decreed that officials throughout the realm must not flog or disgrace monks and nuns. Within the palace, the Renwang huguo jing was expounded and recited, and a decree was issued ordering the Tripiṭaka Master Amoghavajra