A dharani pillar (Chinese: 陀羅尼幢; pinyin: tuóluóní chuáng) or dharani sutra pillar (Chinese: 陀羅尼經幢; pinyin: tuóluóníjīng chuáng) or sutra pillar (Chinese: 經幢; pinyin: jīngchuáng) is a type of stone pillar engraved with dhāraṇī-sūtras or simple dhāraṇī incantations that is found in China. Dharani pillars were usually erected outside Buddhist temples, and became popular during the Tang Dynasty (618–907).