廣弘明集 17.66

17.66

兗州表云。勅書分送起塔。以瑕丘縣普樂寺最為清淨。即於其所奉安舍利。以去三月二十五日。謹即經營以為函蓋。初磨之時體唯青質。及其功就變同碼瑙。五色相雜文彩煥然。復於其裏間生白玉。內外通徹照物如水。表裏洞朗鑒人等鏡。其送舍利。

A memorial from Yan Prefecture stated: 'The imperial decree ordered the relics to be distributed to erect stūpas. Finding Pule Temple in Xiacheng County to be the purest, we accordingly enshrined the relics there. On the twenty-fifth day of the third month, we respectfully set about making the casket and lid. When first polished, its substance was purely blue-green; but when the work was completed, it transformed to look like agate, variegated with five colors in radiant patterns. White jade also grew within it, transparent inside and out, illuminating things like water, clear and bright both outside and inside, reflecting people like a mirror. When escorting the relics...'