#longmen grottoes
Another waving happy Buddha at the Longmen Grottoes world heritage site, located in Luoyong, Henan Provence, China.
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Another set of defaced Buddhas that have been there so long that they are gradually fading away; Located at the Longmen Grottoes world heritage site, Henan Provence, China.
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I feel sorry for this stone statue because it’s mate has been broken off and carted away some years ago to a museum or private collection. This lonely one is located at the Longmen Grottoes world heritage site, Luoyong, Henan Provence, China.
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One of my favorite photos from the Longmen Grottoes that remind me of later Roman/early Byzantine carved reliefs from the 3rd to the 5thc AD European art. The Longmen Grottoes are located in Luoyong, Henan Provence, China.
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The ceiling of one of the grottoes housing one of the many thousands of Buddhas at the Longmen Grottoes world heritage site, located in Luoyong, Henan Provence, China.
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One of the many thousands of raised relief stone carving at the Longmen Grottoes world heritage site, located in Luoyong, Henan Provence, China.
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Another almost intact Buddha statue at the Longmen Grottoes world heritage site, located in Luoyong, Henan Provence, China.
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One of the estimated 100,000 stone statues at the Longmen Grottoes world heritage stie, Henan Provence, China.
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A beautiful close-up of the Buddhas head with the flowers over him at the Longmen Grottoes world heritage site, located in Luoyong, Henan Provence, China.
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A stone relief statue with flowers over his head at the Longmen Grottoes UNESCO world heritage site, located in Luoyong, Henan Provence China.
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One of the many partly defaced Buddhas at the Longmen Grottoes world heritage site, located in Luoyong, Henan Provence, China.
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A carved relief of one of the Buddhas hands at the Longmen Grottoes world heritage site, located in Luoyong, Henan Provence, China.
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Binyangzhongdong or the Middle Binyang Cave, is carved in the Datang style on the west hill, on the northern floor. It was built by Emperor Xuanwun to commemorate his father Xiaowe, and also his mother. It is said that 800,000 workers created it over the period from 500 to 523. In the main wall of this cave, five very large Buddhist statues are carved all in Northern Wei style The central statue is of Sakyamuni Buddha with four images of Bodhisattvas flanking it. Two side walls also have Buddha images flanked by Bodhisatvas. The Buddhas, arranged in three groups in the cave, are representative of Buddha of the past, the present, and the future.
The Longmen Grottoes world heritage site is located at Luoyong, Henan Provence, China.
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Binyangzhongdong or the Middle Binyang Cave, is carved in the Datang style on the west hill, on the northern floor. It was built by Emperor Xuanwun to commemorate his father Xiaowe, and also his mother. It is said that 800,000 workers created it over the period from 500 to 523. In the main wall of this cave, five very large Buddhist statues are carved all in Northern Wei style The central statue is of Sakyamuni Buddha with four images of Bodhisattvas flanking it. Two side walls also have Buddha images flanked by Bodhisatvas. The Buddhas, arranged in three groups in the cave, are representative of Buddha of the past, the present, and the future.
The Longmen Grottoes are located in Luoyong, Henan Provence, China.
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Binyangzhongdong or the Middle Binyang Cave, is carved in the Datang style on the west hill, on the northern floor. It was built by Emperor Xuanwun to commemorate his father Xiaowe, and also his mother. It is said that 800,000 workers created it over the period from 500 to 523. In the main wall of this cave, five very large Buddhist statues are carved all in Northern Wei style The central statue is of Sakyamuni Buddha with four images of Bodhisattvas flanking it. Two side walls also have Buddha images flanked by Bodhisatvas. The Buddhas, arranged in three groups in the cave, are representative of Buddha of the past, the present, and the future.
The Longmen Grottoes world heritage site is located at Luoyong, Henan Provence, China.
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Binyangzhongdong or the Middle Binyang Cave, is carved in the Datang style on the west hill, on the northern floor. It was built by Emperor Xuanwun to commemorate his father Xiaowe, and also his mother. It is said that 800,000 workers created it over the period from 500 to 523. In the main wall of this cave, five very large Buddhist statues are carved all in Northern Wei style The central statue is of Sakyamuni Buddha with four images of Bodhisattvas flanking it. Two side walls also have Buddha images flanked by Bodhisatvas. The Buddhas, arranged in three groups in the cave, are representative of Buddha of the past, the present, and the future.
These Buddhas are located at the Longmen Grottoes world heritage site, Luoyong, Henan Provence, China.
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