Buddhist Sutra Inscriptions

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
epigrapher
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:King_Ashoka
monastic communities
gptkbp:date present
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:function ritual use
educational purpose
public display of Buddhist texts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buddhist Sutra Inscriptions
gptkbp:medium gptkb:stone
metal
wood
clay tablets
gptkbp:notableExample Aśokan Edicts
Bamiyan Inscriptions
Dunhuang Inscriptions
Kizil Caves Inscriptions
gptkbp:purpose merit-making
preservation of Buddhist teachings
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Upanishads
gptkbp:startDate 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:writtenBy gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Pali
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Tibetan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stone_Sutra_Inscriptions_in_Fangshan,_Beijing
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7