Buddhist Stele of Guangye Temple (Guangye Si zaoxiang bei 廣業寺造像碑),

530 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)

Buddhist Stele of Guangye Temple (Guangye Si zaoxiang bei 廣業寺造像碑)

530 (stone); late 19th to first half of 20th century (rubbing)

Hanging scroll; ink rubbing on paper

image: 163 x 74 cm. (64 3/16 x 29 1/8 in.) 184.5 x 88 cm. (72 5/8 x 34 5/8 in.)

Gift of George Rowley

y1957-170

Asia, China, Sichuan

Transcription follows http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/I01n0030_001 Title: 廣業寺 大邑石 像壹區 Upper inscription: 大魏永安三年歲次庚戌七月甲戌十一日□ 夫大聖慈隆。演化脩導。善業顯彰。倉生咸慕。曠代遵 崇。虛空无碍。雖冥運不弔。真容凝位。是故 釋□□生。以啓權曜。是以形教之興。敷沾有氣之 □□□影念貌遺像。但雙等。規奉玄門。幼染繢服。 □□□巖岳寄氣。松石自慨。剾□返掌蹉跌又□ □□□命如朝露。仰勸師僧同學　衣鉢 □□□四背。減妻子之珍。分於末代□ □□餘人。咸自開悟。建　釋迦石像 □□薩兩師子。并天宮一區。起永安□ 功□□月十一日營訖。妙體沖邃。容貌澄相 光曜　邊外。仰為 皇帝　陛下。群遼百辟。中宮內外。師僧父母。因緣眷 屬。善友知識。逮及七世。一切无邊眾生。願沾　　速 成正覺。□同斯福　　大像邑都唯那比丘道陰 □□□大像邑主前廣業寺主比丘慧雙率造 □□□□ Lower inscription (fragmentary): 比丘曇邃 都督薛遠　除 智伐妻獨 孤蒲斤 薛伏蓋 比丘 Damaged area □□使楊元輔 王平　周翫 陶超　董邕 南陽趙崇篆飾 太原王遵義文隸 Bottom cartouches (fragmentry): 比丘曇圓供養時 比丘道□供養時 。。。雙供養時 比丘道。。。 Notes 1. Dayi 大邑 county is part of Chengdu, Sichuan.

Chinese

Six Dynasties

rubbings

lotus, figures (representations), phoenixes, attendants, friezes (ornamental bands), Buddhism