Xingshan Temple (), meaning "Temple for Promoting Goodness". A temple of this name is recorded as having been established in Baoding during the Yuan Dynasty, and as the name of the monks associated with the temple are Tibetan, the temple must have been a Tibetan lamasery. The white Tibetan-style dagoba originally located at the site of the dharani pillars helps confirm the identification of Xishi Temple as Xingshan Temple. As the Tangut people followed the Tibetan school of Buddhism, it would be natural for Tangut monks to live in a Tibetan lamasery. After their discovery, the two pillars were moved to the Ancient Lotus Pond () in the centre of Baoding. they are standing in a courtyard near the main entrance to the Ancient Lotus Pond, among other historic monumental inscriptions. Description Both pillars are octagonal in form, and have a base and a mushroom-shaped canopy. Pillar A is high and Pillar B is high. The two pillars are engraved with Tangut text on most of their sides (983 characters on 6 out of 8 sides on Pillar A, and 1,029 characters on 5 out of 8 sides on Pillar B), and there is a single line of Chinese text on one of the pillars (Pillar A). There are no relief sculptures or engraved decoration on either pillars. Inscriptions Both pillars have a horizontal title in three Tangut characters (), meaning "Pillar of Victory Sign" ( or ) at the top of the first face. As the Buddha crown (a fleshy protuberance on the crown of the head) is the 32nd of the 32 signs of Buddha, Bai Bin has suggested that the title is shorthand for "Pillar of the Victorious Buddha-Crown [Dharani-Sutra]". The first column of Tangut text on the first face of Pillar A explains that it was erected in the 15th year of the Hongzhi era (1502) by the abbot Phesho Chashirerje' (平尚吒失領占) in memory of the novice monk Pada Donje (巴答那征), who died on the 24th day of the 4th month of the 14th year of the Hongzhi era (1501). The first column of Tangut text on the first face of Pillar B explains that it was erected by the abbot on the 20th day of the 9th month of the 15th year of the Hongzhi era (1502), in memory of an unnamed "Master Monk" who died on the 6th day of the 2nd month of