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Gansu Qingyang Luoyang Temple Grottoes

The Luoyang Temple Grottoes have a total of 5 grottoes. The No.1 grotto is rectangular in plan, with a flat chessboard-style top, a height of 2.95 meters, a depth of 4.7 meters, and a width of 3.2 meters, and the Buddha statue has been destroyed. The No.2 grotto is square in plan, with a flat chessboard-style top, a height of 2.9 meters, a depth of 3.3 meters, and a width of 3.3 meters. Inside the grotto, there is a carving of one Buddha, two disciples, and two Bodhisattvas, and the statues are severely weathered. The No.3 grotto is rectangular in plan, with a flat chessboard-style top, a height of 3.1 meters, a depth of 6.4 meters, and a width of 2.8 meters, and the statues inside have been destroyed. The No.4 grotto is slightly square in plan, with a flat chessboard-style top, a height of 2.1 meters, a depth of 3.8 meters, and a width of 3.2 meters. There is a 'concave' shaped low altar base, and the statues inside have been destroyed. The No.5 grotto is buried in soil. Between the No.1 and No.2 grottoes, and between the No.2 and No.3 grottoes, there are a total of 18 small round-arched Buddha niches, with 22 statues. On the cliff outside the grotto, there is a carved sitting Buddha that is 6 meters high, but it is blurred due to weathering.
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Posted: Feb 11, 2024
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