貞元新定釋教目錄 13.8

13.8

On the thirteenth day of the fifth month, the first year of Taiji was changed to the first year of Yanhe, and a general amnesty was granted to the empire. On the twenty-fifth day of the seventh month, an imperial decree transferred the throne to the Crown Prince. On the second day of the eighth month, the Crown Prince ascended the throne, presenting the honorable title of Retired Emperor [to Ruizong]. On the fourth day, the Retired Emperor issued an edict declaring that he would refer to himself as zhen and his directives would be called gao; the Emperor would refer to himself as yu and his directives would be called zhi or chi. On the fifth day, the era name was changed to the first year of Xiantian, the cyclical year remaining renzi. In the second year, guichou (713), Tripiṭaka Master Yijing fell ill and lay bedridden; without recovering, he wished to return to Qizhou. On the sixth day of the first month,