法苑珠林 100.374

100.374

右陳時五主四十四年。寺有一千二百三十二。國家新寺一千七百。官造者六十八所。郭內大寺三百餘所。僧尼三萬二千人。譯經十一部。興地圖云。梁武都下舊有七百餘寺。屬侯景作亂焚燒蕩盡。有陳既統國及下民備皆修葺。表塔相望星羅揚輦。經像之富不可殫言。

The above constitutes the Chen period of five rulers and 44 years. There were 1,232 temples: 1,700 new temples across the state, 68 built by officials, and more than 300 major temples within the city walls; 32,000 monks and nuns; and 11 works translated. The Record of the Rise of Territories states: "The Liang capital of Emperor Wu formerly had more than 700 temples, but during the rebellion of Hou Jing they were burned down and destroyed. When the Chen unified the realm, both the state and the common people fully restored them. Spires and pagodas faced one another, arrayed like stars across the imperial capital of Yangzhou. The wealth of scriptures and images cannot be fully described."