廣弘明集 17.66

17.66

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...'