釋氏稽古略 4.136

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An imperial edict ordered that the Tiantai doctrinal division be entered into the Great Canon for dissemination. Earlier, the monk Siwu of Tianzhu Monastery sought to have the doctrinal canon disseminated; from the spring of the yichou year, he prayed to the Great Compassionate Guanyin, and up to this point his vow was fulfilled. He then burned his body in front of the Riguan Hermitage to repay the Buddha's kindness (Tianzhu bieji).