Title
Stele commemorating Buddhist monk Daoyin
Tang Daoyin chan shi bei
Da Tang gu fan jing da de Yi zhou Duo bao si Daoyin fa shi bei wen bing xu
Gu da de yin fa shi bei
Daoyin chan shi bei
Daoyin fa shi bei (b)
Name/Creator
Ouyang Xun, 557-641, China, China,
VIA ID
Digital Object
LocationHarvard Fine Arts Library, Special Collections; C-12
Creation Date
19th. century?
Description
218 x 101 cm
Form/Genrestill image
rubbings
StyleTang
CultureChinese
Materials Typeink
Materials Typepaper
Materials Typeintaglio
Subject
Xi'an bei lin, Xi'an Shi, Shaanxi Sheng, China
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inscriptions
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stele (archaeology)
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Buddhist monks
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calligraphy
Note
Rubbing of inscription from a stele commemorating Buddhist monk Daoyin's (586-658) contributions in canon translations while helping famous Buddhist scholar, Xuanzang of the Tang dynasty. / Inscriptions written by Li Yan and calligraphy by Ouyang Tong (active in 676-678, son of famous Tang calligrapher Ouyang Xun 557-641). Stele engraved by Chang Changshou and Fang Su. / Stele commissioned by Xuanning, Daoyin's pupil.
Historical: Stele date: 10th. day of 10th. mo. of 3rd. yr of Longshuo, Tang (663).
General note: Script style: kai shu. / Stele originally located in Huiri Temple, Changan (current Xi'an) and currently in Shaanxi Province Museum, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. / C-11 is a duplicate copy.
Citation/References: Xi'an bei lin, 1963. p. 21. / Jin shi cui bian, 1805, v. 54, p. 16. / Xi'an bei lin quan ji, 1999, Case No. 1, v. 6, p. 674-730. (full rubbing and all sections) / Beijing tu shu guan cang Zhongguo li dai shi ke ta ben hui bian, 1991, v. 14, p. 83. / Zhong hua shu xue da ci dian, 2000, p. 701. (Daoyin fa shi bei). / Shannxi gu dai shi ke yi shu, 1995, p. 169. / Zhongguo mei shu quan ji, shu fa zhuan ke bian, 1989, v. 3, pl. 41 (p. 86-87); p. 22. / Zhongguo mei shu jia ren ming ci dian, 1981, p. 1344. (Ouyang Tong).
