盂蘭盆經讚述 1.31

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經曰先安在佛塔前者　述曰。示受食儀也。然三寶次第雖有三階。就應化門宜先供佛。何者。且塔安舍利即神變無窮。多寶靈龕乃會身分坐。故使藥王燒百福之辟。信相□古土之骸。合既聖體嶷然。寧不設盆先獻也。

[When] the sūtra states, 'First place it before the Buddha's stupa': The commentary says: This demonstrates the ritual of receiving food. Although the sequence of the Three Jewels has three stages, in terms of the transformation gate, it is appropriate to make offerings to the Buddha first. Why is this? A stupa housing relics is unceasing in its divine transformations; Prabhūtaratna's sacred shrine brought bodies together to share the seat. For this reason Bhaiṣajyarāja burned [his body of] a hundred blessings, and Xīnxiāng […] the bones of ancient earth. Since the holy body is altogether dignified and majestic, how could one not set out the basin and offer it first?