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Interior of Cave 9 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.
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
Yungang Grottoes
Seated statue of Amitabha Buddha in Cave 3 at Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi, China. Created from 5th century during Northern Wei period. UNESCO World Heritage.
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.
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Sleeping reclining Buddha, Dambulla Cave Complex, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. This network of underground caves is remarkable for its numerous carved sculptures and paintings dedicated to the god Buddha and his life in various positions, reclining, standing and seated that date from the first century and is the most significant archaeological site in Sri Lanka.
Yungang, Shanxi, China - August 16, 2016: The Buddhas of Yungang Grottoes in 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.
reclining buddha gold statue at mogao caves in the desert near dunhuang,china.A UNESCO world heritage site.
Yungang Grottoes
Ancient Chinese Buddhist temple grottoes built during the Northern Wei dynasty near the city of Datong, in the province of Shanxi, China
The sculptures from the Baoding Mountain Grottoes, Dazu Rock Carvings, Chongqing, China.
Datong, Shanxi, China- March 2, 2013: the Hanging Temple Mt. Heng, located 60 kilometers southeast of Datong, China, in the Shanxi province, is one of the world’s forgotten wonders. Clinging to a crag of Hengshan mountain, in apparent defiance of gravity, it consists of 40 rooms linked by a dizzying maze of passageways. The temple is said to have been built during 386-534. It was constructed by drilling holes into the cliffside into which the poles that hold up the temples are set. Here are the painted sculptures in the temple.
An ancient carving of the Hindu god Vishnu with three heads. This huge statue is inside the cave temples on the island of Elephanta off the coast of Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), India.
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.
Usuki, Japan - May 1, 2023: Detail of one of the Usuki Stone Buddhas. They are a set of sculptures carved in rock during the 12th century in Usuki, Japan.
Yungang Grottoes
Yungang Caves, one of China’s four most famous \
The Buddha statue carved on the rock wall
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Datong, Shanxi, China- March 2, 2013: The Yungang Grottoes, in Datong city, Shanxi Province, with their 252 caves and 51,000 statues, represent the outstanding achievement of Buddhist cave art in China in the 5th and 6th centuries. Together with Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang and Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, the Yungang Grottoes site is one of the three leading grottoes locations in China. The Yungang Grottoes were enrolled as World Heritage by UNESCO in 2011. Here are the beautiful sculptures of Buddism in Yungang Grottoes.
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The vast 16.8m-high effigy of Sakyamuni in Cave 19 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 near Datong in Shanxi Province, China. Large ancient statue of Buddha in a cave at Yungang. Landscape view from front.
Group of buddhist monks praying inside the temple
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
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