法苑珠林 40.21

40.21

廣如下破邪篇說。魏明帝洛城中本有三寺。其一在宮之西。每繫舍利在幡剎之上。輒斥見宮內。帝患之將毀除壞。時有外國沙門居寺。乃齎金盤成水。水貯舍利。五色光明騰焰不息。帝見歎曰。非夫神効安得爾乎。乃於道東造周閭百間。名為官佛圖精舍云。

The full account is as expounded below in the chapter 'Refuting Heterodoxy'. In the city of Luoyang during the reign of Emperor Ming of the Wei, there were originally three temples, one of which was to the west of the palace. Whenever śarīra were suspended on the banner-mast, they could be plainly seen within the palace. The emperor was troubled by this and was about to demolish and destroy it. At that time, a foreign śramaṇa was residing in the temple; he presented a golden platter filled with water, which held the śarīra. Five-coloured radiant light soared in flames without ceasing. The emperor saw this and sighed, saying, "Were it not for a divine effect, how could it be like this?" Thereupon, to the east of the road, he built a hundred-bay surrounding gallery, naming it the Official Pagoda Vihāra.