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The niche including the Buddha flanked with two bodhisattavas on the front side of the central pillar, the Middle Cave of the Northern Xiangtangshan Grottoes Zhao, Jinchao

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Entrance of the Middle Cave. It is the second largest cave in scale at the Northern Xiangtangshan Grottoes. Above the arched entrance, there is a central window that decorated with patterns of flame and cloud. Through the entrance, there is a sitting Buddha flanked by two disciple figures and two Bodhisattvas.

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Title
The niche including the Buddha flanked with two bodhisattavas on the front side of the central pillar, the Middle Cave of the Northern Xiangtangshan Grottoes
Creator
Zhao, Jinchao
Contributor
From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued
2018-07-17
Description
Entrance of the Middle Cave. It is the second largest cave in scale at the Northern Xiangtangshan Grottoes. Above the arched entrance, there is a central window that decorated with patterns of flame and cloud. Through the entrance, there is a sitting Buddha flanked by two disciple figures and two Bodhisattvas.
Subject
Northern Xiangtangshan Grottoes; Cave temples; Buddhism; Northern dynasties
Geographic Location
Xiangtangshan Caves (China); Handan Shi (China); 36.5329976851852; 114.159583333333
Type
Still Image
Language
zxx
Series
Cluster 3.2: Historical Reality through the Reflections between Image and Text
Date Available
2019-11-27
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0385998
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/72448
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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