釋氏稽古略 4.164

4.164

Where do they manifest their bodies to later generations? / Only my Master's golden bones remain, / Having undergone a hundred smeltings (Emperor Taizong tested it with fierce fire), their color ever new.” / He stored it in a golden casket adorned with the seven treasures, cushioned it with white cotton, and covered it with a robe of dragon and phoenix patterns adorned with necklaces of jewels. After making offerings for over a month, a four-gated golden palace was built to model the celestial palace, and it was returned. Details appear in the Hanlin Drafter of Edicts Wang Gui's Preface to the Imperial Eulogies of the Buddha's Tooth Relic across Three Reigns (Temple Records).