Tanyao Five Caves - China Travel

02/02 2023

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The 16th to 20th caves are a group of caves excavated in Yungang in the early days. Because the eminent monk Tan Yao presided over the construction, they are called "Tan Yao Five Caves". The cave system is the same, the plane is horseshoe-shaped, and the dome is the top. The statues in the caves are mainly the Buddha of the third generation. . The Buddha statue is wearing a bobbin-style cassock of Baoyi with a drooping chest belt, which belongs to the clothing system during the Sinicization period of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The standing Buddha on the west wall has a round face and a simple and magnificent shape. The niche for statues in the 13th year of Taihe on the east wall of the Ming Window is an important yardstick for the Yungang Grottoes' staging and dating.

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顺时针1986

The 16th to 20th caves in the Datong Yungang Grottoes Scenic Area are the first group of caves excavated in Yungang. Because the famous monk Tan Yao presided over the construction, it is called the "Tan Yao Five Caves". This is the first phase of the Yungang Grottoes project. In the center of the five grottoes are carved huge Buddha statues, symbolizing the five emperors of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. The main statues of each cave in the "Tanyao Five Caves" are: Cave 16 is a standing Buddha statue of Shi Wuweiyin, Cave 17 is a cross-legged Bodhisattva statue, Cave 18 is also a standing Buddha statue, and Cave 19 is a statue of Shi Wuweiyin. The seated Buddha statue of Wuweiyin, and the 20th cave is the seated Buddha statue of Shi Chan Dingyin. The Five Grottoes of Tanyao reflect the special Buddhist culture in the early Northern Wei Dynasty. While representing the Buddha, the five giant Buddhas also symbolize the individual emperor. This kind of special Buddhist statues has never appeared in India or other advanced Buddhist areas. The excavation of Tanyao Five Caves reveals the creation of "Chinese Buddhism" which is different from Indian Buddhism.

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杏子满-叶

Lingering in Yungang, fascinated by this stone carving art, I feel shocked. Later, I read the travel note "Yungang Daily Record" written by the Japanese Kinoshita Kitaro a hundred years ago, and I resonated with him, and I also recommended this book to my friends. If there were no previous repeated smearing and restoration and rubbing stripping, if there were no destruction by the invaders, damage to the lives of the aborigines, and inscriptions by tourists... what a stunning masterpiece Yungang would be today!

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fionchen1979

"Tanyao Five Caves" in Yungang Grottoes is the collective name of Caves 16-20. The project of these five grottoes was presided over by Tan Yao, an eminent monk from the Western Regions. It was first excavated in 460 A.D., with the third Buddha as the main theme. As a manifestation of Buddhism's attachment to the royal power in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the giant Buddhas in the five caves symbolize the five emperors in the early Northern Wei Dynasty.

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老吴华哥

In the center of the five grottoes in Tanyao Five Grottoes are carved huge statues of Tathagata, symbolizing the five emperors of the Northern Wei and Five Dynasties. It is said to show the unlimited power of the Northern Wei emperors. This is the earliest and most magnificent group of caves excavated in Yungang. Among them, the 16th cave is a cave famous for its music. The giant Buddha in the middle stands on a lotus pillar, with its head held high and its chest held high, with extraordinary aura. The open-air giant Buddha in Cave 20 sits cross-legged, known as the symbol of Yungang Stone Carvings. The Buddha statue is a sitting statue of Sakyamuni. The stone above the chest is hard and well preserved. The shape is simple and huge, with broad shoulders, right-hand cassock, plump and round face, thin lips and high nose, with a solemn expression. The backlit large flame pattern and the reliefs of sitting Buddha and flying Apsaras are very gorgeous, which sets off the main Buddha more vigorously and vigorously.

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408gezi

Tanyao Five Grottoes (16-20 Caves) are the earliest and most magnificent grottoes in Yungang. Five caves and six caves are connected to form a group of double caves. The grand scale, magnificent carvings and skilled techniques are the essence of Yungang art. The cave has an elliptical plane design, and the cave is spacious, and the main statues occupy most of the area. Among them, Cave 16 is a cave famous for its music. The giant Buddha in the middle stands on a lotus pillar with its head held high and its chest held high. The Buddha stands in cassock, or sits with palms together. There are thousands of Buddhas and niches on the surrounding walls. These statues have vivid expressions and wonderful postures, and they are either playing the flute or the pipa, which is breathtaking. The open-air giant Buddha in Cave 20 sitting in lotus position is known as the symbol of Yungang Stone Carvings. The Buddha statue is a sitting statue of Sakyamuni, 13.7 meters high. The stone above the chest is hard and well preserved. The shape is simple and huge, with broad shoulders, the cassock is exposed to the right, the face is plump and round, the lips are thin and the nose is high, and the expression is solemn. The large flame patterns in the backlight and the reliefs of sitting Buddha and flying sky are very gorgeous, which set off the main Buddha more vigorously and vigorously. It is a representative work in Yungang Grottoes. In front of the grottoes, there are five four-story wooden pavilions with glazed tile roofs built in the eighth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, which are quite spectacular.

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帅气的好孩

Tanyao Five Caves are the sixteenth to twenty grottoes of Yungang Grottoes, which are the earliest, largest and most imposing grottoes in Yungang Grottoes. They are located in the center of Yungang Grottoes, and the Buddha statues are very large and very spectacular.

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