佛祖歷代通載 18.30

18.30

（十一　壬午）　舒州柯萼。遇異僧於萬歲山。以杖指松根。使萼钁之。得瑞石篆文。讖聖朝國祚無疆。萼進石于京師。詔藏祕府○他日大士寶誌降現禁中。帝親聞緒言。致祭鍾山。賜號道林真覺菩薩○是年詔立譯經傳法院于東京。如唐故事。宰輔為譯經潤文。設官分職西天中印土惹爛陀羅國密林寺天息災與法天施護譯經。帝制前序。詔普度天下童行為僧。不限有司常制。自即位至是。凡度一十七萬餘人。

(11. Renwu [982 CE]) Ke E of Shuzhou encountered an extraordinary monk at Wansui Shan, who pointed with his staff at the roots of a pine tree and bade E dig there. He obtained an auspicious stone with seal script, which prophesied that the sacred dynasty's fortune would be boundless. E presented the stone to the capital, and an imperial decree ordered it stored in the secret storehouse. On another day, the Great Being Baozhi manifested within the forbidden palace. The Emperor personally heard his parting words, sent sacrifices to Zhongshan, and bestowed upon him the title Bodhisattva Daolin Zhenjue. In this year, an imperial decree established the Institute for the Translation of Sutras and the Propagation of the Dharma in the Eastern Capital, following the precedent of the Tang dynasty. Grand Councillors served as polishers of the translation texts. Offices were established and duties distributed: Tianxizai (Devaśāntika), Fatian (Dharmadeva), and Shihu (Dānapāla) of Milin Temple in the Jālandhara kingdom of Central India in the West translated sutras. The Emperor composed the imperial preface. An imperial decree ordered a general ordination of postulants throughout the empire as monks, not restricted by the standard quotas of the authorities. From his accession to this time, in total over 170,000 people were ordained.