《北齐书·列传·卷十九》
过去漠明帝时，西域人用白马驮经文送到洛阳，因而建白马寺，其经函传说就存放在此寺中。经函形制古朴，世人以它为古物，历代珍藏。
昔汉明帝时，西域以白马负佛经送洛，因立白马寺，其经函传在此寺，形制淳朴，世以为古物，历代藏宝。
In the past, during the reign of Emperor Mo Ming, the people of the Western Regions carried scriptures to Luoyang on a white horse, so the Baimasi Temple was built. The legend has it that the scriptures are stored in this temple. The shape of the scriptures box is simple and elegant, which is considered an antique by the world and has been treasured for generations.