Tangut dharani pillars
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The Tangut dharani pillars are two stone dharani pillars, with the text of a dhāraṇī-sutra inscribed on them in the Tangut script, which were found in Baoding, Hebei, China in 1962. The dharani pillar
Tangut dharani pillars on display at the Ancient Lotus Pond in Baoding (Pillar A on the left, Pillar B on the right).
Detail of one face of Pillar A, showing the Tangut title and part of the dharani text, as well as a date in Chinese corresponding to 1502.
Dharani pillar
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A dharani pillar, sutra pillar, or jingchuang is a type of stone pillar engraved with dhāraṇī-sūtras or simple dhāraṇī incantations that is found in China. Dharani pillars were usually erected outside
Tangut dharani pillars
…The Tangut dharani pillars (Chinese: 西夏文石幢; pinyin: Xīxiàwén shíchuáng) are two stone dharani pillars, with the text of a dhāraṇī-sutra inscribed on them in the Tangut script, which were found in Baoding, Hebei, China in 1962. The dharani pillars were…
Ming dynasty octagonal dharani pillar, engraved with the Dharani of the Victorious Buddha-Crown, originally standing at the Temple of Azure Clouds (碧雲寺) in Beijing.
The Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī engraved on a stele.Temple Fo Ding Shan Chao Sheng in Sanyi Township, Taiwan. Erected in June 2005.