法苑珠林 100.384

100.384

右元魏君臨一十七帝。一百七十年。國家大寺四十七所。北臺常安。鐫石置龕。東三十里。王公等寺八百三十九所。百姓所造寺者三萬餘所。總度僧尼二百餘萬。譯經四十九部。佛教東流此焉為盛。唯太武時信用司徒崔皓佞說。𣣋廢正教。潛隱七年。後知詐佞戮誅崔氏。還復佛教光闡於前。

The above constitutes the Yuan Wei's rule over seventeen emperors and 170 years: 47 major state temples; at Chang'an in the Northern Terrace, hewn stone grottos were constructed; thirty li to the east, there were 839 temples belonging to princes and dukes, and over 30,000 temples built by commoners; a total of over two million monks and nuns were ordained; and 49 works were translated. In the eastward spread of Buddhism, its prosperity reached its zenith here. Only in the time of Emperor Taiwu, through trusting the slanders of Minister over the Masses Cui Hao, was the true teaching suppressed and abolished, remaining hidden for seven years. Later, recognizing the deceit and slander, he executed the Cui clan, restored Buddhism, and illuminated it even more brilliantly than before.