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Small niche between caves 59 and 66, Wofo yuan 臥佛院 Anderl, Christoph

Description

This small niche situated between cave 59 (on the left) and cave 66 (on the right) contains a Bodhi Auspicious Image (Ch. Puti ruixiang 菩提瑞相), most likely depicting Sakyamuni after Mara's Temptation (Professor Sueyling Tsai, personal communication, May 27, 2022).

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Attribution 4.0 International