三國佛教略史曰：「大業五年，詔天下僧徒無德業者，並罷道還俗。寺院冗餘者，亦皆毀折。廬山沙門大志素服哭於佛前三日，誓捨身濟法。乃詣東都上表曰：願陛下興隆三寶，貧道當燃身以報國恩。帝許之，遂以布蜡纏身，於大棚上，端坐焚死。於是帝停前詔不行。」
The monk Ta-chin who sacrificed himself on the pyre, and thus caused Yang Ti of the Sui dynasty to withdraw his order for dispersing the monks.