North Binyang Cave

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North Binyang Cave interior. The rear and north walls are visible. (May, 2004)

North Binyang Cave (ch. 宾阳北洞) is cave number 104 at the Longmen Grottoes near Luoyang, Henan, China.

[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

Detail of roof adjoining southern wall. (May, 2004)

The south wall showing standing figures. (May, 2004).