莫高窟六字真言碑 (Mogao ku liu zi zhen yan bei)

莫高窟六字真言碑(現代拓片)
守朗刻石
元至正八年[1348]立石
原碑現藏敦煌研究院

“Mogao Grotto Six Syllable Mantra Stele” (Rubbing, modern)
By Shoulang
Stele erected in 1348, now held by the Dunhuang Academy

This rubbing is from a stele that was erected by Shoulang under the order of the Xining King Sulaiman (fl. 14th century). The stele was inscribed by Shelanlingzhan, and is now preserved in the Dunhuang Academy. The three Chinese characters mo gao ku on the top part of the stele stand for the Mogao Grotto. A portrait of a four-arm Guanyin is in the center, around which are inscribed a six-syllable mantra in six scripts: Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, Tangut, Phagspa, and Mongolian.