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The Disk Stone (Pantuoshi盘陀石) is an oval shaped stone, 4 m. long, 2.8 m. wide, 0.85 m. tall. It was on this stone that Zhang Yazi 張亞子, later deified as Wenchang dijun, recited sutras and achieved Dao. The stone is presently inside the Pantuoshi Dian 盘陀石殿 hall in the Qiqushan Damiao 七曲山大庙 temple at Zitong 梓潼 county, Sichuan province.\r\n\r\nLeft:\r\nZhang Xianghai 張香海 (1835 juren degree), zi: Mouzi 牟子\r\n大清咸豐甲寅[1854]閏七月\r\n知縣事山左張香海謹摹上石\r\n“On the 7th leap month of the jiayin cyclical year during the Xianfeng reign of the Great Qing, Zhang Xianghai from Shandong, the District Magistrate in charge of affairs, respectfully copied onto stone.”","texts":[{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Description","textentryhtml":"<p>Under a tree along a shore with distant mountains, the Daoist deity Wenchang dijun (God of Literature) is depicted sitting on the Disk Stone (Pantuoshi盘陀石), an oval shaped platform upon which he recited sutras and achieved Dao. The deity is seated on a circular mat and his outer robe is decorated with the round designs of the Eight Trigrams around a yin-yang symbol on the shoulders and at the chest. A book lies on the stone platform. Kneeling at the front of the platform is an attendant or supplicant who a ruyi scepter or magic fungus. Another attendant stands at the back of the platform and carries a sword. Wenchang dijun has traditionally been appealed to by writers and scholars in need of inspiration or help before an exam.</p><p>At center above the scene an area of paper that was not inked has been left for a large seal belonging to Zitong county. A title is added across the top in seal-script calligraphy, and a short inscription with the date and carving agent is appended at left. </p>","remarks":null}],"datebegin":1854,"sortnumber":"1958  258y","published_date":"2026-02-11 12:18:22.076891","objectid":57662,"dimensions":"image: 67.5 x 42 cm. (26 9/16 x 16 9/16 in.)\r\n86 x 47 cm. 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