大宋僧史略 1.15

1.15

Also, the Wuyun tu says that the Buddha was born in the Wuwu year, the forty-eighth year of King Ping of the Eastern Zhou; this theory, however, lacks evidence. Furthermore, according to the records of Dao'an and Kumārajīva as well as the stone pillar inscriptions, the Buddha was born in the Yichou year, the fifth year of King Huan, the eighteenth ruler of Zhou; this too is incorrect.