Book of the Luminous Teaching of Da Qin on Revealing the Origin and Reaching the Foundation (*Da Qin jingjiao xuanyuan zhiben jing大‎秦‎景‎教‎宣‎元‎至‎本‎經‎)

Annotated translation of the Tang Chinese Christian Texts: TEXT A. “Stele of the Diffusion of the Luminous Teaching of Da Qin in China” (Da Qin jingjiao liuxing Zhongguo bei大秦景教流行中國碑‎) TEXT B. (1) “Hymn in Praise of the Salvation Achieved through the Three Majesties of the Luminous Teaching” (Jingjiao sanwei mengdu zan景教三威蒙度讚‎); (2) “Book of the Honored” (Zunjing尊經‎) TEXT C. “Discourse on the One God” (Yishen lun一神論‎): I. “Discourse on the One Godhead” (Yitian lun diyi一天論第一‎) II. “Metaphorical Teaching” (Yu di’er喻第二‎) III. “Discourse of the Honored One of the Universe on Almsgiving” (Shizun bushi lun disan世尊布施論第三‎) TEXT D. “Book of the Lord Messiah” (Xuting mishisuo jing序聽迷詩所經‎) TEXT E. “Book on Profound and Mysterious Blessedness” (Zhixuan anle jing志玄安樂經‎) TEXT F. “Book of the Luminous Teaching of Da Qin on Unveiling the Origin and Attaining the Foundation” (Da Qin jingjiao xuanyuan zhiben jing大秦景教宣元至本經‎)