湖州龙兴寺中和四年佛顶尊胜陀罗尼经幢

The Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra Dhvaja in the Fourth year of Zhonghe Era of the Huzhou Longxing Temple

湖州龙兴寺唐代中和四年经幢现存于浙江省博物馆,刻有《佛顶尊胜陀罗尼经》及供养人题记。依据旧藏拓片、《新修大正大藏经》、经幢实物,对幢身、幢盖的铭文、题记进行释读和分析,并梳理其在清末至民国时期从湖州辗转来到杭州的流传经历。

The Sutra Dhvaja in the Fourth year of Zhonghe Era(884 AD)of the Huzhou Longxing Temple is now stored in Zhejiang Provincial Museum,carved with Usnisa Vijaya Dharani and the inscription of patrons.Based on physical objects,Wuxing Jinshi Ji(the records of epigraphy in Wuxing)and the relevant rubbings collected by the museum,this paper interprets and analyzes the scripture and inscription on the stone pillar and the component.Then by literature research,the process of this Sutra Dhvaja transported from Huzhou to Hangzhou is inferred.