South Binyang Cave
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South Binyang Cave (simplified Chinese: 宾阳南洞; traditional Chinese: 賓陽南洞; pinyin: Bīnyáng Nán Dòng) is cave number 159 at the Longmen Grottoes near Luoyang, Henan province, China.
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[edit] 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 Sui.
[edit] Features
The main image is an Amitabha which is said to represent the transition of solemn and majestic Northern Wei sculpture in to the more life-like style of the Tang. There are multiple inscriptions in the cave, and additional figures are also present (possibly bodhisattvas).
[edit] Nearby caves
Middle Binyang Cave and North Binyang Cave are adjacent to the north..
[edit] Images gallery
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South wall with Bodhisattva and additional figure (May 2004)
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Rear and north walls of South Binyang Cave (May 2004)
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