[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 2.21 # 廣弘明集 2.21 廣弘明集 2.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.2.21) 皇興元年高祖孝文誕載。於恒安北臺起永寧寺七級佛圖。高三百餘尺。基架博敞。為天下第一。又於天宮寺。造釋迦文像。高四十三尺。用赤金十萬斤黃金六百斤。又搆三級石佛圖高十丈。榱棟楣楹上下重結。大小皆石。鎮固巧密為京華壯觀。 > In the first year of Huangxing, Gaozu Xiaowen was born. At the Northern Terrace of Heng'an, the Yongning Temple's seven-tiered stūpa was erected, over three hundred \*chi\* in height. Its foundation and framework were broad and spacious, ranking foremost under heaven. Furthermore, at Tiangong Temple, an image of Śākyamuni was made, forty-three \*chi\* in height, using one hundred thousand catties of red copper and six hundred catties of yellow gold. In addition, a three-tiered stone stūpa ten \*zhang\* in height was constructed, with rafters, beams, lintels, and pillars interlocking above and below, all of stone large and small, solidly built and ingeniously compact, forming a magnificent sight in the capital. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.2.20) - [Next: 2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.2.22) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.2.21) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.8.63) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.2.21) · Pramāṇa