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The sutra pillar at Guandi Temple (關帝廟) Baycroft, Anne

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This sutra pillar is now found in the south part of the Guandi Temple (關帝廟). It was discovered during excavation of the East Pagoda remains and allegedly originally served as the base of the East Pagoda (東塔) in Chaoyang (朝陽) county. It is in the shape of an octagon and is dated to the sixth year of Kaitai Reign (開泰六年, 1017).

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Title
The sutra pillar at Guandi Temple (關帝廟)
Creator
Baycroft, Anne
Contributor
From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued
2019-07-10
Description
This sutra pillar is now found in the south part of the Guandi Temple (關帝廟). It was discovered during excavation of the East Pagoda remains and allegedly originally served as the base of the East Pagoda (東塔) in Chaoyang (朝陽) county. It is in the shape of an octagon and is dated to the sixth year of Kaitai Reign (開泰六年, 1017).
Subject
Buddhism; Sutra pillar; Liao dynasty; Liao princess; Inscription; Engraving; Stone; Dharani
Geographic Location
Chaoyang (Liaoning Sheng, China); Liaoning Sheng (China); 41.343; 120.2729
Type
Still Image
Language
chi
Series
Cluster 2.2: "Secondary" Producers, "Primary" Roles
Date Available
2020-09-23
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0394491
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/76148
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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