大明高僧傳 3.21

3.21

an imperial edict to collate the Great Canon and participate in the compilation of the Collected Statutes. Soon afterward, he became abbot of Guangfu Lecture Temple in Shanghai. He then moved to Puzhao in Songjiang, where he opened a Dharma assembly for thirteen years. He built the Mahāvīra Hall, the Ocean-Moon Hall, and the Threefold Gate of Liberation. The corridors, storied verandas, vihāra, and storehouse were all freshly renovated. The seven assemblies looked up to him with reverence, and his practice of the Way flourished greatly.