Identity area
Reference code
SC78-SC78/1
Title
Temple Inscription
Date(s)
- 19th Century (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 rubbing, 4 sheets
Context area
Name of creator
(1854-1914)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This item contains four sheets of rubbings, each featuring Buddhist verses written in Chinese and Siddham characters, including such as the Breaking Hell mantra and the Nectar mantra. Based on the Chinese text, the inscription appears to be located in Tiankai Temple (天開寺), a Buddhist temple in Beijing, China and date to AD 1106 (the sixth year of the Liao dynasty).
An accompanying note identifies the item as ‘inscriptions at a temple 5 miles N. E. of Peking. A Dharani’ and records it as a donation by William W. Rockhill on 28 November 1893.
Each sheet measures approximately 33cm (w) x 90cm (h).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open. Please contact the Archivist.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Chinese
- Sanskrit
Script of material
Language and script notes
The Sanskrit is written in Siddham script.