廣弘明集 2.25

2.25

In the fifth month of the twenty-first year, an edict stated: 'Dharma Master Kumārajīva can indeed be said to have possessed a spirit surpassing the five faculties and an aspiration conforming to the four modes of conduct. Traces of him still remain at Changzhu Temple. Delighted to trace his footsteps, Our sentiments run deep toward him across time and space. A three-tiered stūpa may be erected for him at the site of his old hall. Furthermore, having been coerced by the tyrannical and violent, he preserved his person for the sake of the Way; since he temporarily conformed to secular rituals, he should have descendants. Let inquiries be made to report them to the throne, so that proper appointments and reception may be granted.' Prior to this, the Bureau for the Supervision of Merit had been established, later renamed the Office of Zhaoxuan, equipped with official staff to adjudicate saṅgha affairs, which is the equivalent of the present-day Chongxuan Office of Tongwen Temple. Prominent śramaṇas during the time of Gaozu included Daoshun, Huijue, Sengyi, Huiji, Sengfan, Daobian, Huidu, Zhidān, Sengxian, Sengyi, and Sengli, all of whom were esteemed for their doctrinal learning and righteous conduct.