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The Caves of YungangThe Caves of Yungang
• Located in the Shanxi Province of China
• Represent early Buddhist art in China.
• Carved 1500 years ago
http://www.hillmanwonders.com/china/yungang.htm
http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/43602.htm
Who built the caves?Who built the caves?
• Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534)
• Under Guidance of monk Tan Yao
• 453-493
http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Dynasty/dynasty-Three-Kingdoms.html
The Caves of YungangThe Caves of Yungang
• Yungang consists of:
– 53 caves– And over 51,000
carvings depicting Buddha and his life
http://www.china.org.cn/english/kuaixun/75235.htm
Group #1Group #1
• Caves #1-4
• Cave #3• http://www.travelchinaguide.com/
picture/shanxi/datong/yungang_grottoes/0023394.htm
Group #2Group #2
•Caves #5-13
• Links• Cave#5
– http://www.chinavr.net/shanxi/datong/ygsk_e.htm
Picture:http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/datong/YUNGANG11.htmcave 13
Yungang CavesYungang CavesEntrance to Cave 7 Entrance to Cave 7
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/picture/shanxi/datong/yungang_grottoes/0023428.htm
Group #3Group #3
• Caves #14-53• Caves numbering 16 to Cave 20 are the
oldest in this complexes and each one symbolizes an emperor from the Northern Wei Dynasty
• Emperor is the Buddha• Caves #21 and up were built later on and
not as impressive.
Cave #20 Cave #20 ((Sakyamuni)Sakyamuni)
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/picture/shanxi/datong/yungang_grottoes/0023537.htm
Longmen CavesLongmen Caves
• 100,000 images of Buddha
• 2345 caves
• Created during the Northern Wei and
Tang dynasties
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?method=4&dsname=Wikipedia+Images&dekey=Longmen-grottoes-longmen-mountain-from-a-distance.jpg&gwp=8
Where are they?Where are they?
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/henan/ http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/henan/luoyang/
Why were they Created?Why were they Created?
• The northern Wei Dynasty changed capitals from Datong to Luoyang.
• The Buddhists needed a closer place to worship.
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/henan/luoyang/longmen.htm
Fengxian TempleFengxian Temple
• The core of the longmen caves
• 672-675• Also called the
“eastern Mona Lisa” or the “Mother of China”
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/picture/henan/luoyang/longmen_grottoes/0005711.htm
Middle Binyang CaveMiddle Binyang Cave
• Constructed during Northern Wei Dynasty
• Constructed from 500-523
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery;jsessionid=7ra9xvez8ni1?method=4&dsid=2222&dekey=Middle+Binyang+Cave&gwp=8&curtab=2222_1&sbid=lc02a
Lianhua Cave (Lotus Lianhua Cave (Lotus Cave)Cave)
• Construction started around 527
• The Buddha at the center of the cave measures 15ft
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/henan/luoyang/longmen.htm
ReferencesReferences
• http://www.chinaetravel.com/attraction/att25a.html• http://www.hillmanwonders.com/china/yungang.htm• http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/shanxi/datong/yungang_
grottoes.htm• http://www.china.org.cn/english/kuaixun/75235.htm• http://www.chinavr.net/shanxi/datong/ygsk_e.htm• http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Art/Grottoes/grottoes.html• http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/henan/luoyang/longmen.
htm