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魏世宗宣武帝作瑤光寺未就。是歲胡太后建永寧寺。皆在宮側。又作石窟寺於伊闕口。金像高丈六尺者一。如中人者十。玉像二。為九層浮圖。高九十丈。上剎復高十丈。靜夜鈴鐸聲聞十里。自佛法入中國。塔廟之盛未之有也（北史）。

Emperor Xuanwu, the Ancestor Shizong of the Northern Wei, built Yaoguang Monastery, but it was not yet finished. That year, Empress Dowager Hu built Yongning Monastery; both were situated beside the palace. She also built Shiku Monastery at the mouth of Yique, featuring one sixteen-foot golden statue, ten statues of average human height, and two jade statues. She erected a nine-tiered pagoda ninety zhang tall, with a spire on top rising another ten zhang. On quiet nights, the sound of its bells and chimes was heard for ten li. Since the entry of the Buddha Dharma into China, the grandeur of stupas and temples had never seen the like. (History of the Northern Dynasties).