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ancient art limestone buddha triad in a niche statue image in 8th century, Tang Dynasty, Baoqingsi temple, Xi’an, Shaanxi province, China
Luoyang Longmen Grottoes, located in Luoyang City, Henan China
Longmen Grottoes is a historical and cultural site in Luoyang, Henan Province, China, which was built from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Northern Song Dynasty, a period of about 400 years
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Yungang Grottoes. World cultural heritage. One of China's four most famous Buddhist Caves Art Treasure Houses, is located Datong, Shanxi Province. It is cave 20. Buddha is 13.7 metres high.
The Gretto No.20 of Yugang Grettoes is the famous gretto in Yungang, which is the symbol of Yungang Grettoes. The statue in center is Sakyamuni Buddha (in the picture).
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Yungang Grottoes
Huayan Temple, National Cultural Protection Bureau, Datong City, Shanxi Province, China
Stone Buddha at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.
Grunge background with old paper texture and Buddha's statue, Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, China
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Famous Longmen Grottoes (statues of Buddha and Bodhisattvas carved in the monolith rock near Luoyang in Hennn province, China)
Grotto No.18 was obviously f a little bit Gandhara style, which was the blending western and eastern cultures. Grotto No.18 was the most luxurious grotto in Yungang. The face of statue in center was sculptured according to Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei (Tuoba Tao). The kasaya with thousands of Buddhas was memorized the buddhists he killed in his region.
Longmen Buddha caves, China
Yungang Grottoes
Statue of standing Buddha in monk clothes carved in limestone cave and lit by light. Right hand in adhay mudra gesture. Religion, tradition, prayer, meditation.
View of the 13.7-meter-tall colossal Buddha of Cave 20, an icon of Chinese art, excavated from the sandstone cliff at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.
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Grottoes with carved Buddha statues, guangyuan, Sichuan， China
Longmen Grottoes with Buddha's figures are Starting with the Northern Wei Dynasty in 493 AD. It is one of the four notable grottoes in China.
The Longmen Grottoes, located on bothsides of the Yi River to the south of the ancient capital of Luoyang, Henan province, comprise more than 2,300 caves and niches carved into the steep limestone cliffs over a 1km long stretch. These contain almost 110,000 Buddhist stone statues, more than 60 stupas and 2,800 inscriptions carved on steles. The grottoes and niches of Longmen contain the largest and most impressive collection of Chinese art of the late Northern Wei and Tang Dynasties (316-907). These works, entirely devoted to the Buddhist religion, represent the high point of Chinese stone carving. Here is the beautifl stone carvings of all kinds of Buddist figures.
A simple statue of Buddha.
Aerial view of Yungang Grottoes(云冈石窟) in Datong, China
Giant demon sculpture in Luoyang China
Close-up of the 13.7-meter-tall colossal Buddha of Cave 20, an icon of Chinese art, excavated from the sandstone cliff at Yungang Grottoes, ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi. They are excellent examples of rock-cut architecture and one of the three most famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China. The others are Longmen and Mogao.
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Grotto No.30 is the most famous Grotto(Buddhist Cave).
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