著名诗人白居易（公元772～846年）也在寺内书写了《法华院石壁所刻金字经》碑文，认为“石经功徳契如来付嘱之心。” 当时重元寺在苏州城内显示了自己的特色，寺内有一著名的药圃，僧人元达，好种名药，专门到各地采集药种后，在寺内栽种，唐代文学家皮日休（公元834至839～902年以后）,专门到寺里访问，并题诗以赠：“香蔓口笼覆，若邪桧烟杉，露湿袈裟石，盆换水捞松，叶竹径迁床，避笋牙藜杖，移时挑细药，铜瓶尽日灌，幽花支公谩，道怜神骏不，及今朝种一麻。”
会昌三年（公元844年）武宗灭佛，重元寺毁于一旦，大中元年复兴，此一经过反映在重元寺唐陀罗尼经幢（现无存）的题刻上。

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Renowned poet Bai Juyi (A.D. 772~846 years) also wrote "Law China Courtyard Cliff in the temple To engrave Jin Zijing" the inscribed text, thought that “the Confucian classics carved on stone merit agreed Tathagata to pay enjoins the heart.” At that time re-Yuan Si had demonstrated in the Suzhou city her characteristic, in the temple have a famous medicine garden, the Buddhist priest Yuan reaches, the good specific name medicine, arrives after specially the regional gathering medicine plants, in the temple plants, Tang Dynasty writer Pi Rixiu (A.D. from 834 to 839~902 years later), arrives in the temple to visit specially, and inscribes a poem presents as a gift: “fragrant vine bit duplicate, if the evil Chinese juniper smoke cedar, the dew wet cassock stone, the trough trades Shui Laosong, Ye Zhujing moves the bed, evades the bamboo shoots tooth goosefoot-stalk cane, selects the thin medicine after a short while, the copper bottle completely date fills, quiet flowered male rude, the road pities the god steed not, and the present plants a hemp.” the Huichang three years (A.D. 844 years) Wu Zongmie the Buddha, the heavy Yuan temple is destroyed in a moment, the major and medium first year revives, this process reflected that scripture pillar (presently not saves) the topic in re-Yuan Sitang the Buddhist charms to engrave.