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Close ✕Xi'an Stele (Jingjiao / 'Nestorian' Stele)
A limestone stele about 2.79 m high, erected on 4 February 781 CE at or near the Tang capital Chang'an, carrying text in Chinese and Syriac that records roughly 150 years of the Church of…
34.3, 109.0 · approximate · erected 781 CE; rediscovered early 17th century
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- documents Church of the East (Nestorian Christianity) — The 781 stele is the primary dated epigraphic record of the Church of the East in Tang China, naming Alopen's reception in 635 and 150 years of subsequent presence.
- evidences Religious syncretism at contact points — Its Chinese text states Christian doctrine using Daoist and Buddhist vocabulary — syncretism observable at the level of individual word choice, not just imagery.
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