Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t25.8

v1.c7.s3.t25.8

stupa of ancient India and the design and process are both the wise results of Anika, a Nepalese architect. In 1978, in the course of consolidating the White Pagoda, some precious historical relics such as *Tripitaka*, the wooden statue of the goddess of mercy, Five-Buddha crown, *Prajna Paramita Sutra* transcribed by Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, *Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra* and gold-and bronze-made Buddhism statues stored at the top of the pagoda in the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong were discovered.