貞元新定釋教目錄 12.11

12.11

On behalf of the late Empress Wende, the Crown Prince founded the Cien Monastery in the Jinchang ward, ordaining three hundred people, and built a separate Scripture Translation Cloister, ordering the Dharma Master to move there to carry out translations. He was also charged with overseeing the affairs of the monastery, and fifteen newly ordained disciples were assigned to him; ten individuals were still provided for the former site at Hongfu Monastery. The heir apparent personally wrote and presented a poem in praise and honor. In the fourth month of summer in the twenty-third year, the imperial entourage visited the Cuiwei Palace, and Xuanzang was ordered to accompany them. Once they arrived, outside of official duties, the Emperor engaged only in discussions of the abstruse and debates on the Dao, inquiring about karmic causes, effects, and retributions, as well as the remaining fragrance and ancient sites