Nestorian Stele
Sign in to saveAlso known as Nestorian Stone, Nestorian Monument, Nestorian Tablet, Memorial of the Propagation in China of the Luminous Religion from Daqin, Monument Commemorating the Propagation of the Ta-Chin Luminous Religion in the Middle Kingdom
Tang Chinese Christian stele (est. 781)
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- stele
- Named after
- Daqin
- Country
- China
- Main subject
- Nestorianism
- Image
- Nestorian-Stele-Budge-plate-X.jpg
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- title
- 大秦景教流行中國碑
- language of work or name
- Syriac
- heritage designation
- cultural relic forbidden to be exhibited abroad
- inception
- 0781-00-00
- Commons category
- Nestorian Stele
- first line
- 粵若常然真寂，先先而无元；窅然靈虗，後後而妙有。惣玄摳而造化，妙衆聖以元尊者，其唯我三一妙身无元真主阿羅訶歟！判十字以㝎四方，皷元風而生二氣。暗空易而天地開，日月運而晝夜作。匠成厏物，然立初人。別賜良和，令鎮化海。渾元之性，虗而不盈。素蕩之心，夲無希嗜。洎乎娑殫施妄，鈿飾純精。閒平大扵此是之中，隟冥同於彼非之內。是以三百六十五種，肩随結轍。𥪰織法羅，或𢫾物以託宗，或空有以淪二，或禱祀以邀福，或伐善以矯人。智慮營營，恩情役役。茫然無得，煎迫轉燒，積昧亡途，久迷休復。
- last line
- ܓܒܪܝܐܝܠ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܘܐܟܝܕܝܩܘܢ ܘܪܫ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܟܘܡܕܐܢ ܘܕܣܪܓ
- copyright status
- public domain
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