[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) › 16.40 # 佛祖歷代通載 16.40 佛祖歷代通載 16.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [16.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.16.40) （廿二）　三月詔曰。會昌季年併省寺宇。雖云異方之教。有資為理之源。中國之人久行其道。釐革過當事體乖謬。其靈山聖境應會昌五年所廢寺宇諸宿舊僧。可仍舊修葺住持。 > (Year 22) In the third month, an imperial decree stated: “During the final years of the Huichang era, monasteries were merged and eliminated. Although it is said to be a teaching of foreign lands, it serves as a source for aiding governance. The people of the Central Plains have practiced its way for a long time; the reform was excessive, and the substance of the matter was erroneous. For the abolished monasteries of Huichang year 5 situated in wondrous mountains and holy realms, the various senior veteran monks may restore and inhabit them as of old.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.16.39) - [Next: 16.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.16.41) - [Up: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036~en-mt.16.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [釋氏稽古略](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3.254) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.16.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.16.40) · Pramāṇa