Emperor Wu asked Bodhidharma: "Master, I have built many temples, copied many sutras, and have allowed many to seek salvation by becoming monks and nuns; what merit have I thereby accumulated?"
梁武帝問達摩：「請問大師，我曾造了許多寺廟、抄了許多佛經，也剃度了許多比丘、比丘尼，這樣我積下什麼功德？」