Tianlongshan Grottoes

Manshan Pavillion (2014).

Plans of some of the Tiānlóngshān gods. (Dimensions in feet, 尺). Black digits: cave numbers; white ones: 1) Śākyamuni-, 2) Bodhisattva-, 3) Lohan-, 4) ~ guardian deities-, 5) "lion" statues, ie teacher (獅子 = ~ homonym 師 子); A) ~ great Buddha; B) Wei T'o; C) 11-person Kuanyin; D) Bodhisattva.

The Tianlongshan Grottoes ( Chinese  天 龙山 石窟 , Pinyin Tiānlóngshān Shíkū , English Tianlongshan Grottoes ) in the southwest of the city of Taiyuan太原, Shanxi Province, China, are Buddhist cave temples scattered over two mountains . There are 8 grottos on the east and 13th on the west. They were dug from the 5th to 8th centuries, from the time of the Northern Qi Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty , and contain sculptures and reliefs of high artistic value .

The Tianlongshan Grottoes have been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China in Shanxi (5-445) since 2001 .

literature

• Zhongguo da baike quanshu : Kaoguxue [Great Chinese Encyclopedia: Volume Archeology]. Beijing, Zhongguo da baike quanshu chubanshe, 1986
• Cihai ["Sea of ​​Words"]. Shanghai, Shanghai cishu chubanshe 2002; ISBN 7-5326-0839-5

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Coordinates: 37 ° 44 '15.4 "  N , 112 ° 23' 8.4"  E