安西榆林窟第19窟大礼平定四年题记考

An inscription with date of the fourth year of Pingding Dali written inside Cave 19 of Yulin Grottoes An'xi County

榆林窟第19窟大礼平定四年题记为大理国僧俗四人巡礼榆林窟时留下的题记,时间在五代两宋时期,大礼应当为大理的同名异写,平定是大理国的年号。该题记具体反映了当时地处西南地区的大理国与西北内陆边陲宗教文化的交流情况,弥足珍贵。

This article tries to testifying inscribing written on the wall of Cave 19 at Yulin Grottoes Anxi County, which read as the fourth year of Pingding Da Li, were written by four monks who were on salutation journey. The date of inscription should be at the Five dynasties and the Song dynasty. The word 大礼 should be a variant form of 大理, Pingdin refers to the reign title of Da Li Kingdom. This inscription gives us a precious proof of culture and religion exchange between Da Li Kingdom and northwest borderland at that time.