破邪論 1.23

1.23

至章帝時。楚王英好為浮圖齋戒。奉黃縑白紈三十疋以贖愆。詔報楚王。尚浮圖之仁祀潔齋三月。與神為誓信也。

By the time of Emperor Zhang, King Ying of Chu was fond of Buddhist fasts and precepts, and offered thirty bolts of yellow thin silk and white fine silk to redeem his fault. An imperial decree replied to King Ying: 'You uphold the benevolent sacrifices of the Futu and have observed pure fasting for three months, entering into oaths with the spirits: trustworthy indeed.'