Buddhist Stele by Rong Qian for his Father Zhang Fashou; and Others (Zhang Fashou xi Rongqian deng zaoxiang 張法壽息榮遷等造像) (back side),

535 (stone); late 19th to before 1928 (rubbing)

Buddhist Stele by Rong Qian for his Father Zhang Fashou; and Others (Zhang Fashou xi Rongqian deng zaoxiang 張法壽息榮遷等造像) (back side)

535 (stone); late 19th to before 1928 (rubbing)

Hanging scroll; ink rubbing on paper

image: 97.5 x 62 cm. (38 3/8 x 24 7/16 in.) 116.7 x 66.7 cm. (45 15/16 x 26 1/4 in.)

Gift of George Rowley

y1957-151

Asia, China, Henan province, Dengfeng 登封, Shaolin Si 少林寺 temple

Stele side (not included on this rubbing; see PUAM y1957-146): [夫靈真玄廓。妙絕難測。非言莫能宣其旨。非像無以表其狀。言宣二六 之教。像跡四八之璃。豈不淵玄沖漠。巍巍惟極者哉。是以務聖寺檀主 張法壽。能於五蓋重羅之下。契斷恩愛塵勞之繒網。於熙平二年。捨宅 造寺。宿願磛像。福不止已。規度法界。尋其羅絡。情苞聖境。自非藉因積 劫。英貴累世者。熟能發茲宏闊願行者焉。息榮遷。脩和。行慈仁孝。世習 精懿。志慕幽寂。妙真遐願。刊石建像。釋迦文佛。觀音。文殊。仰述亡考。平 康舊願。復於像側。隱出无量壽佛。福洽法界。考妣等神。捨茲質形。悉 稟淨境。同曉薩雲。覺道成佛。 　　　　　　大魏天平二年[535]歲次乙卯四月十一日比丘洪寶銘] Stele back: 金山寶蓋如來　范定洛南方寶相如來　文殊師利佛主張義容　普光佛主毛元姜　大通智勝佛主衛僧副　帝相佛主尹文敬為父母　寶華功德海琉璃金山光明如來主寇令容 金炎光明如來　車河興東方阿閦如來　阿彌陀佛主董元士　日月燈明佛主楊塔　須彌頂佛張仲華為父母梵相佛主楊聖鬘　光明如來主曹佛光 光明王相如來主張桃奉寶勝如來奉為父母　　　　　　　　　　　藥師琉璃光佛楊元寄　師子音佛主宋文勝　多摩羅跋栴檀香神通佛名相如來二佛主榮千 无垢熾寶如來主曇景　寶相如來主權荊珍　釋迦多寶二佛范佛保　難勝佛張遵為父母　虛空住佛主田貴洛　須彌相佛董龍國為父母閻浮那提金光如來 難勝如來主僧真　大炬如來主咎寄保　北微妙聲佛崔進合家　觀世音佛主劉道亮　常滅佛　　　　　　　　雲自在佛董歸樂為母　多摩羅跋旃檀香佛 □□如來主惠照　金華炎光相如來主田佛光　西无量壽．．．．那佛主段崑崙　華光佛主路法奴雲　自在王佛段邕為亡息鼠兒　寶藏佛張世伯為亡母 董大醜 董清頭 董夏歡 願元王崇禮兄弟 五人悉得善集大 家范度內外七世 父母法界倉生成佛 張榮千為存亡二 弟南方字榮和 身康常貴亡者 遇佛法界成佛 張桃棒造二佛 一佛為亡父母舊 願造一佛為法 界眾生一切父母 For transcription, see http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/mobile/index.php?index=I01n0035_001

Chinese

Six Dynasties

rubbings

figures (representations), inscriptions, stelae