《资治通鉴·唐纪·唐纪五》
下令拆了端门楼，烧了乾阳殿，毁去则天门及其门前阙楼，废除诸佛寺，城中的和尚尼姑，只各留下三十名有德之人，其余都下令还俗。
命撤端门楼，焚乾阳殿，毁则天门及阙；废诸道场，城中僧尼，留有名德者各三十人，馀皆返初。
He ordered the demolition of Duanmen Gate, the burning of Qiyang Hall, the destruction of Zitian Gate and its gatehouse, the abolishment of all Buddhist temples, and the secularization of all but thirty monks and nuns in the city.