釋氏稽古略 4.304

4.304

護國金光明懺　冬十月。帝狩台州至金鰲山寺。寂然空靜唯廣殿香清。有白髮僧老甚。禱諸天於佛前。憂時保國語意誠篤。帝悅而問之。對曰。護國金光明三昧懺也。是後駐蹕杭州。輦下諸巨剎歲賜金帛。修金光明期懺。實本於此（趙彥惠擁爐閑話）。

State-Protecting Golden Light Repentance. In winter, in the tenth month, during the Emperor's travel to Tai Prefecture, he arrived at the monastery on Mount Jin'ao. It was tranquil and serene; only pure incense filled the spacious hall. There was an extremely old white-haired monk praying to the devas before the Buddha, his words earnest and sincere with concern for the times and preservation of the nation. Pleased, the Emperor asked him about it. He replied: 'It is the State-Protecting Golden Light Samādhi Repentance.' Thereafter, when the Emperor was encamped at Hangzhou, the great monasteries of the capital were granted annual gifts of gold and silk to perform the periodic Golden Light Repentance, which in fact originated from this (Zhao Yanhui, Yonglu xianhua).