Stone Tablet for the Renovation of the Old Sangharama Temple at Nanfo Temple

The Stone Tablet for the Renovation of the Old Sangharama Temple at Nanfo Temple

The Stone Tablet for the Renovation of the Old Sangharama Temple at Nanfo Temple is a cultural relic protected at the municipal level in Yuanping City.

The Stone Tablet for the Renovation of the Old Sangharama Temple at Nanfo Temple is housed in the storage room of the Village Committee of Zhao Village, Dongshe Town, Yuanping City. It covers an area of 1 square meter. Made of bluestone, it features a coiled-dragon capital and a square base. The body of the stele stands 1.66 meters tall, 0.8 meters wide, and 0.19 meters thick, while the base is 0.8 meters long and 0.5 meters wide. Erected in the second year of the Changshou era of the Tang Dynasty (693), the top is inscribed with “Stone Tablet for the Renovation of the Old Sangharama Temple for the Golden Wheel Holy Divine Empress”. The stele has 22 lines, each containing up to 36 characters. Its inscriptions describe how villagers such as those from Zhanghe Fort repaired the stupa and how the sangharama was renovated during the Wude era. In 1974, the tablet was moved to the village for preservation. In 1981, it was designated as a county (city)-level cultural relic protection unit by the People’s Government of Yuanping County. (Content excerpted from “A Collection of Cultural Relics in Xinzhou”)

Source: Xinzhou Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics

Zhao Village: Situated on semi-hilly terrain, Zhao Village lies 30 kilometers southeast of the urban area, with geographical coordinates at 38°41′ north latitude and 113°00′ east longitude. Established before the Tang Dynasty, the village was named after the predominant local surname. It has 260 households, a population of 746, and 2,859 mu of agricultural land, primarily engaged in farming and pear and fruit production. The site also features the historic Stone Tablet for the Renovation of the Old Sangharama Temple dating back to the Tang Dynasty. … Zhao Village detailed information++