North Binyang Cave
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North Binyang Cave (ch. 宾阳北洞) is cave number 104 at the Longmen Grottoes near Luoyang, Henan, 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 Tang.
[edit] 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).
[edit] Nearby caves
Middle Binyang Cave and South Binyang Cave are adjacent to the south.
[edit] Images
