Longmen Grottoes Academy recently collected The Recording of Qinggong Duhe's Pagoda,a sutra pillar constructed from stone.Sutras-related Gathas,such as Mahaparadaha Sutra,the Dharmapada Sutra,the Tibetan Sutra of the Wise and Fool,and EkottaraĀgama,were carved onto the pillar's surface.The complete version of EkottaraĀgama is no longer in existence,however,some of its contents were recorded in The Metaphor and Stories of Buddhist Sutra and Discipline.The Recording of Qinggong Duhe's Pagoda is the only currently available recorded information on the sutra pillars.It holds high research value for the engraved content of Buddhist scriptures,the collation and emendation of Buddhist scriptures,and the funeral etiquette of Buddhist monks.
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