釋氏稽古略 4.340

4.340

In the Song, in the second month, the Emperor returned to Lin'an Prefecture from Jiankang. In the sixth month, an imperial edict designated the King of Jian, Wei, a seventh-generation descendant of Emperor Taizu, and bestowed upon him the name Shen, appointing him Crown Prince. The deceased nephew of the Emperor, Cheng, son of the Emperor's elder brother, was posthumously enfeoffed as King of Xiu. On the Bingzi day, the Emperor abdicated internally, and the Crown Prince ascended the imperial throne. The Emperor was styled Retired Emperor and resided in the Deshou Palace. In winter, in the tenth month, due to prolonged heavy rains, an imperial decree ordered the palace attendant Deng Congyou to carry incense and pray to Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva at Upper Tianzhu; on that very day, the weather cleared. The Emperor was delighted and bestowed a third-rank prince [statue] from the inner palace as an offering of gratitude (Zeng Di, Baowang ji).