釋氏稽古略 1.517
釋氏稽古略 1.517
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1.517
永興二年。帝鑄黃金浮圖老子像。覆以百寶蓋。宮中身奉祀之。世人以金銀作佛像。自此而始也(三寶紀)。
In the second year of Yongxing, the Emperor cast golden statues of the Buddha (futou) and Laozi, covering them with canopies made of a hundred gems. He personally made offerings to them within the palace. People of the world making Buddhist statues out of gold and silver began from this (Sanbao ji).
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