Following Duge's suggestion, several people also changed their names, their new names carrying the implied fortunes of reincarnated saints:
Da Zhi changed his name to Manjushri Bodhisattva, symbolizing wisdom, virtue, enlightened virtue, and trustworthiness;
Da Xing changed his name to Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, symbolizing reason, virtue, meditative virtue, and the objects of faith;
Da Bei then took the name of Guanyin Bodhisattva, representing compassion, wisdom, equality, and selflessness;
Da Yuan renamed himself Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, symbolizing salvation, dignity, patience, and liberation;
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When everything was set in stone,
The Longevity Emperor gathered all his disciples and the Immortals of the Southern Zen Region to announce the renunciation of the Heavenly Court and the establishment of Buddhism, proclaiming himself the Immortal Life Buddha:
He made forty-eight grand vows:
