The Inscriptions on the Four Stone Pagodas in Yunju Temple during the Tang Dynasty
The existing four stone pagodas of the Tang Dynasty in Yunju Temple include the stone pagoda of Wang Ji( 2ndyear of Jingyun),the stone pagoda of Tian Yiqi( 1styear of Taiji),the stone pagoda of Li Wenan( 10 th year of Kaiyuan),and the stone pagoda of Zheng Xuntai( 15 thyear of Kaiyuan). They are the earliest and most centralized stone pagodas existing in Beijing area. On the base of a comprehensive study of the inscriptions of the four stone pagodas,analyses have been made on first of all the characteristics of the styles of the inscriptions;secondly,on the Buddhist influence and social customs when the pagodas were built; thirdly,on the inscriptions concerning the prefecture of Zhechong,and fourthly,on the implications of the Seven Years of Zhongxingand the political situation in the early years of the Tang Dynasty.