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Tianjun Stone Scripture Courtyard

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Tianjun Stone Scripture Courtyard The Tianjun Stone Scripture Courtyard is located northeast of Tianjun County in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Since the 1950s, it has been jointly carved and stacked by local monks and folk artisans into a square courtyard standing 2 meters high, 1 meter wide, and with a perimeter of 320 meters. The courtyard houses over 100,000 stone tablets of varying sizes inscribed...

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The Tianjun Stone Scripture Courtyard is located northeast of Tianjun County in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Since the 1950s, it has been jointly carved and stacked by local monks and folk artisans into a square courtyard standing 2 meters high, 1 meter wide, and with a perimeter of 320 meters. The courtyard houses over 100,000 stone tablets of varying sizes inscribed with 108 volumes of the Tibetan Kanjur (also known as the Gandzhur), 200 volumes of the Sutra of Majesty, and 324 Buddha statues, attracting numerous domestic and international tourists to visit.