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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.
The Buddha statue at Yungang Grottoes, its an ancient Buddhist temple grottoes near the city of Datong in the Chinese province of Shanxi. stock photo
Buddha image in Cave 4 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.
Inside the 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.
Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi, China. Its an ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes
Yungang Grottoes
Baodingshan temple in Dazu town, Chongqing, China,november 23,2012: Ancient Buddhist Hillside Rock Carvings dating back as far as the 7th century A.D., depicting and influenced by Buddhist, Confucian and Taoist beliefs. Listed as a World Heritage Site, the Dazu Rock Carvings are made up of 75 protected sites containing some 50,000 statues, with over 100,000 Chinese characters forming inscriptions and epigraphs
Buddha statue in Tianladder Mountain Grottoes, Wuwei, Gansu province, China
The photo was taken in Yugang Grottoes, Shanxi Province in August this year. Yungang Grottos is one of the three major grotto sites in China. Representing the highest level of world carved art in the fifth century, and considered to be exemplary Chinese Buddhist art work at its finest.  Comprising 252 caves and niches and 51000 statues with a carved area of 18000 square meters. A historical milestone fused by Chinese and Western culture in the fifth century A.D. The Buddha status here are well-preserved and uniquely shaped, making it an immersive journey.
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.
Dazu Rock Carvings, Ancient Buddhist Hillside Rock Carvings, Chongqing, China
Dazu rock carving has been classified as UNESCO World Heritage, Chongqing, China
Ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi, China
Yungang Grottoes
Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, China
in Buddhist temple
Buddha
Giant Buddha niche 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.
Yungang Grottoes Buddha caves is a UNESCO World cultural heritage site near Datong, Shanxi Province.
Fengguo Temple (Chinese: 奉国寺) is a Buddhist temple located in Yixian, Liaoning Province, China.The temple was first founded in 1020 during the Liao dynasty (916–1125)
Yungang Grottoes near Datong in Shanxi Province, China. Large ancient statue of Buddha in a cave at Yungang. Landscape view from front.
Aerial view of Yungang Grottoes(云冈石窟) in Datong, China
Huge buddha statues at Yungang grottoes which is one of the largest - scale ancient grottoes in China. The grottoes was built during 5th and 6th  centuries.
Chinese buddha
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.
Buddhist statue in one of the caves of Yungang Grottoes, ancient Buddhist temple located near the city of Datong, Shanxi province, China
Famous Longmen Grottoes (statues of Buddha and Bodhisattvas carved in the monolith rock near Luoyang in Hennn 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.
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Head of the Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta (Dashizhi), Hebei province, Fengfeng, southern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, Caves 4-6, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, limestone with pigment- Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05719.JPG
Head of the Bodhisattva Dashizhi (Mahasthamaprapta), southern group of Xiantangshan cave temples, Hebei, China, Northern Qi dynasty, c. 565 AD, limestone with pigment - San Diego Museum of Art - DSC06522.JPG
Bodhisattva, Hebei province, Fengfeng, northern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, North Cave, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, limestone with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05693.JPG
Buddha Amitabha, Hebei province, Fengfeng, southern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, Cave 2, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, limestone with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05723.JPG
Head of a Buddha, Hebei province, Fengfeng, northern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, South Cave, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, limestone with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05699.JPG
Gathering of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Hebei province, Fengfeng, southern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, Cave 2, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, limestone with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05707.JPG
Head of the Disciple Ananda, Hebei province, Fengfeng, northern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, South Cave, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, limestone with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05697.JPG
Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha, Hebei province, Fengfeng, southern Xiangtangshan Cave Temples, Cave 2, Northern Qi dynasty, 550-577 AD, limestone with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05703.JPG
Column Support in the Form of a Beast, China, North Cave, northern Xiangtangshan Caves, Wu'an, Hebei province, Northern Qi period, 550-577 AD, limestone - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01606.jpg
Bodhisattva, Henan province, Luoyang, Gongxian Cave Temples, Cave 1, late Northern Wei dynasty, c. 523 AD, sandstone with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05712.JPG
Bodhisattva 1, China, probably Southern Xiangtangshan, Handan, Hebei province, Sui dynasty, limestone - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09326.JPG
Bodhisattva 2, China, probably Southern Xiangtangshan, Handan, Hebei province, Sui dynasty, limestone - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09332.JPG
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Luohan (arhat), Yixian cave, Hebei Province, China, Liao Dynasty, 11th century - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC09807.JPG
Seated Bodhisattva, northern group of caves at Xiangtangshan, Hebei province, China, c. 565 AD, limestone - San Diego Museum of Art - DSC06515.JPG
Torso of a Bodhisattva, Chinese, reportedly from Dingzhou, Hebei Province, Sui Dynasty, late 6th century - Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - DSC09115.JPG
Bodhisattva, China, Shanxi province, Louan Fu, Northern Qi dynasty, 534-550 AD, sandstone with remains of pigment - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09299.JPG
Bodhisattva head, China, unearthed from Kaiyuan Temple, Mianyang, Sichuan Province, Tang dynasty, 618-907 AD, sandstone - Sichuan Provincial Museum - Chengdu, China - DSC04524.jpg
Seated boddhisattva, China, Hebei province, probably Dingzhou area, Northern Qi or Sui dynasty, second half of 6th century AD, marble with traces of pigments - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09272.JPG
Stele with Buddhas of the Past, Present, and Future, Hebei province, Quyang, Northern Qi dynasty, 565 AD, rededicated 1516 AD, marble with traces of pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05714.JPG
Flying Apsaras, Longmen cave temples, Loyang, Henan province, China, Northern Wei dynasty, c. 500 AD, limestone - San Diego Museum of Art - DSC06518.JPG
Three Pure Ones, Daoist deities, 1 of 3, China, Shanxi province, cave temples at Haotianguan, Yuan dynasty, c. 1295 AD, sandstone with traces of pigments - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09291.JPG
Three Pure Ones, Daoist deities, 2 of 3, China, Shanxi province, cave temples at Haotianguan, Yuan dynasty, c. 1295 AD, sandstone with traces of pigments - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09292.JPG
Three Pure Ones, Daoist deities, 3 of 3, China, Shanxi province, cave temples at Haotianguan, Yuan dynasty, c. 1295 AD, sandstone with traces of pigments - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09293.JPG
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