He had the Holy Scriptures translated in the Imperial library.

The court listened to the doctrine, meditated on it profoundly, and understood the great unity of truth.

A special edict was promulgated for its publication and diffusion.
In the twelfth year of Tching-Kouan, in the seventh moon, during the autumn, the new edict was promulgated in these terms:-- The doctrine has no fixed name, the holy has no determinate substance; it institutes religions suitable to various countries, and carries men in crowds in its tracks.

Olopen, a man of Ta-Thsin, and of a lofty virtue, bearing Scriptures and images, has come to offer them in the Supreme Court.

After a minute examination of the spirit of this religion, it has been found to be excellent, mysterious, and pacific.
The contemplation of its radical principle gives birth to perfection and fixes the will.