法苑珠林 38.55

38.55

勅使常侍王君德等送絹三千匹令造朕等身阿育王像。餘者修補故塔。仍以像在塔內。可即開發出佛舍利以流福慧。又。

An imperial edict dispatched the Attendant-in-ordinary Wang Junde and others to deliver three thousand bolts of silk, ordering the crafting of a life-sized statue of King Aśoka of Our measure, with the remainder used to repair the old stupa, and placing the statue within the stupa; they were immediately to excavate and bring forth the Buddha's śarīra to spread blessings and wisdom. Moreover...