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Stele established in 1751 recording of the oil lamp in Wanshou Temple in Beizhen (recto); Name list (verso)（1751年制北鎮萬壽寺香燈碑記（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), 75cm (width), and 22cm (depth). The body of this stele is in perfect condition. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead; there are four characters, “Xiang Deng Bei Ji 香燈碑記” (Stele Record of the Oil Lamp), on the front of the stele forehead and another four characters, “Gong De Wu Liang 功德無量” (Boundless Beneficence), on the back of the forehead. This stele was established in the 16th year of Qianlong (1751). The title of this stele is “Stele Record of the Oil Lamp in Wanshou Temple in Beizhen”, which records the construction of an oil lamp in Wanshou Temple. There is a list of names carved on the back of this stele.

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Title
Stele established in 1751 recording of the oil lamp in Wanshou Temple in Beizhen (recto); Name list (verso)（1751年制北鎮萬壽寺香燈碑記（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), 75cm (width), and 22cm (depth). The body of this stele is in perfect condition. This stele sits on a tortoise-shaped base and has a dragon forehead; there are four characters, “Xiang Deng Bei Ji 香燈碑記” (Stele Record of the Oil Lamp), on the front of the stele forehead and another four characters, “Gong De Wu Liang 功德無量” (Boundless Beneficence), on the back of the forehead. This stele was established in the 16th year of Qianlong (1751). The title of this stele is “Stele Record of the Oil Lamp in Wanshou Temple in Beizhen”, which records the construction of an oil lamp in Wanshou Temple. There is a list of names carved on the back of this stele.
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
10.14288/1.0392234
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/75103
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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