| Pic: | Sutras on the Origin of Origins of Ta-ch‘in Luminous Religion.jpg |
| Picsize: | 300px |
| Piccap: | Rubbing of the Nestorian pillar entitled "Chinese: 大秦景教宣元至本經", which was erected in China in 814-815. |
| T: | 大秦景教宣元至本經經幢 |
| S: | 大秦景教宣元至本经经幢 |
| L: | Pillar of the Sutra on the Origin of Origins of Daqin Luminous Religion |
| P: | Dàqín Jǐngjiào Xuānyuán Zhìběnjīng Jīngchuáng |
The Nestorian pillar of Luoyang is a Tang Chinese pillar erected in 814–815 CE, which contains inscriptions related to early Christianity in China, particularly the Church of the East. It is a Nestorian pillar, discovered in 2006 in Luoyang, which is related to the Xi'an Stele.[1]
The title of the pillar is Chinese: 大秦景教宣元至本經 "Sutra on the Origin of Origins of Daqin Luminous Religion", one of the Jingjiao Documents.[2] The pillar was erected in 814-815 CE, and moved to another location in 829 CE, as explained in one part of the inscriptions.[3] The "sutra" which starts with a Trisagion (Qadishā Alāhā) was dedicated to a deceased Lady An (Chinese: 安氏太夫人) of Sogdian descent. The inscription tells about her ancestors who came from Bukhara in Central Asia; her relatives and clergymen from the Luoyang Daqin Monastery, who attended the funeral service also had typical Sogdian surnames such as Mi (Chinese: 米, origin of Maymurgh) and Kang (Chinese: 康, of Samarkand, or historically Kangju).[4]