《旧唐书·本纪·卷十八》
中书省又奏说： 天下废弃的寺庙中的铜像、钟磬等物，委派盐铁使铸造铜钱，那铁像则委派各州铸成农具，金、银、黄铜等像销熔后交给度支司。
中书又奏： 天下废寺，铜像、钟磬委盐铁使铸钱，其铁像委本州铸为农器，金、银、鍮石等像销付度支。
The Secretariat also memorialized: The copper statues, bells, and chimes from the abolished Buddhist temples throughout the empire are to be delivered to salt and iron commissioners to cast into copper coins, and the iron statues are to be sent to each prefecture to cast into farming tools. Gold, silver, and bronze statues that are melted down are to be handed over to the Controlling Board.