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| − | '''North Binyang Cave''' (simplified Chinese: 宾阳北洞; traditional Chinese: 賓陽北洞; pinyin: Bīnyáng Běi Dòng) is cave number 104 at the Longmen Grottoes near Luoyang, Henan, China. | + | |
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| + | '''[[North Binyang Cave]]''' (simplified {{Wiki|Chinese}}: [[宾阳北洞]]; {{Wiki|traditional Chinese}}: [[賓陽北洞]]; pinyin: [[Bīnyáng Běi Dòng]]) is {{Wiki|cave}} number 104 at the [[Longmen Grottoes]] near [[Luoyang]], [[Henan]], [[China]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Initiated by order of Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei in honour of his parents Emperor Xiaowen and Empress Wenzhao, the cave was not completed until the Tang. | + | [[Initiated]] by order of [[Wikipedia:Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei|Emperor Xuanwu]] of the {{Wiki|Northern Wei}} in honour of his [[parents]] [[Wikipedia:Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei|Emperor Xiaowen]] and [[Empress]] [[Wenzhao]], the {{Wiki|cave}} was not completed until the Tang. |
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
| − | The main image is an Amitabha with a patterned halo. Dragon-head shaped column bases dating from the Northern Wei flank the cave entrance. Other figures are also present (possibly bodhisattvas). | + | The main image is an [[Amitabha]] with a patterned [[halo]]. Dragon-head shaped column bases dating from the {{Wiki|Northern Wei}} flank the {{Wiki|cave}} entrance. Other figures are also {{Wiki|present}} (possibly [[bodhisattvas]]). |
| − | ==Nearby caves== | + | ==Nearby [[caves]]== |
| − | Middle Binyang Cave and South Binyang Cave are adjacent to the south. | + | Middle Binyang {{Wiki|Cave}} and [[South]] Binyang {{Wiki|Cave}} are adjacent to the [[south]]. |
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[[Category:Buddhist Caves]] | [[Category:Buddhist Caves]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:45, 12 February 2016
North Binyang Cave (simplified Chinese: 宾阳北洞; traditional Chinese: 賓陽北洞; pinyin: Bīnyáng Běi Dòng) is cave number 104 at the Longmen Grottoes near Luoyang, Henan, China.
History
Initiated by order of Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei in honour of his parents Emperor Xiaowen and Empress Wenzhao, the cave was not completed until the Tang.
Features
The main image is an Amitabha with a patterned halo. Dragon-head shaped column bases dating from the Northern Wei flank the cave entrance. Other figures are also present (possibly bodhisattvas).
Nearby caves
Middle Binyang Cave and South Binyang Cave are adjacent to the south.
