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Stele established in 1746 recording the transmission of the Vinaya of the Bhiksu Altar in the Meditation Grove of Wanshou Temple (recto); Name list (verso)（1746年制萬壽寺禪林比邱壇傳演毘尼碑記（碑陽）；題名（碑陰）） Teiser, Stephen; Bai, Zhaojie; He, Shuyue; Zhang, Yuanjing

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The stele is located in the eastern quarter of Beizhen Temple, the original site of Wanshou Temple (now Guanyin Hall). The size of this stele is 195cm (body height), 78cm (width), and 22cm (depth). The body of this stele was broken into three parts, which were then patched together. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead. There are four characters, “Chuan Yan Bei Ji 傳演碑記” (Stele Record of Transmission), on the front of the stele forehead and another four characters, “Le Shan Hao Shi 好善樂施” (People Who Were Philanthropic), on the back forehead. This stele was established in the 11th year of Qianlong (1746). The title of this stele is “Stele Record of the Transmission of the Vinaya of the Bhiksu Altar in the Meditation Grove of Wanshou Temple”, which concerns the transmission of bhiksuni precepts. There is a name list carved on the back of this stele. Composed by the Buddhist abbot Baoxing.

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Stele established in 1746 recording the transmission of the Vinaya of the Bhiksu Altar in the Meditation Grove of Wanshou Temple (recto); Name list (verso)（1746年制萬壽寺禪林比邱壇傳演毘尼碑記（碑陽）；題名（碑陰））
Creator
Teiser, Stephen; Bai, Zhaojie; He, Shuyue; Zhang, Yuanjing
Contributor
From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued
2019-06-02
Description
The stele is located in the eastern quarter of Beizhen Temple, the original site of Wanshou Temple (now Guanyin Hall). The size of this stele is 195cm (body height), 78cm (width), and 22cm (depth). The body of this stele was broken into three parts, which were then patched together. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead. There are four characters, “Chuan Yan Bei Ji 傳演碑記” (Stele Record of Transmission), on the front of the stele forehead and another four characters, “Le Shan Hao Shi 好善樂施” (People Who Were Philanthropic), on the back forehead. This stele was established in the 11th year of Qianlong (1746). The title of this stele is “Stele Record of the Transmission of the Vinaya of the Bhiksu Altar in the Meditation Grove of Wanshou Temple”, which concerns the transmission of bhiksuni precepts. There is a name list carved on the back of this stele. Composed by the Buddhist abbot Baoxing.
Subject
Beizhen Temple; State sacrifices; Qing dynasty
Geographic Location
Beizhen Shi (China); Liaoning Sheng (China); 41.59333333; 121.7566667
Type
Still Image
Language
chi
Notes
Author Affiliation: Princeton University, Shanghai Academy of Social Science, Columbia University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Series
Cluster 2.1: Authenticity and Authority
Date Available
2020-07-10
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0392233
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/75102
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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