Tangutology
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Tangutology or Tangut studies is the study of the culture, history, art and language of the ancient Tangut people, especially as seen through the study of contemporaneous documents written by the Tang
Mid 14th century Tangut Buddhist text inscribed on the inner wall of the Cloud Platform at Juyong Pass near Beijing
Bushell's decipherment of 37 Tangut characters
S.W. Bushell
Gabriel Devéria
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.