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| − | Located 86 km southeast of Anxi county seat, there are all together 23 caves extant, containing murals dating mainly from the Western Xia (1038-1227) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties. | + | Located 86 km southeast of [[Anxi county]] seat, there are all together 23 caves extant, containing murals dating mainly from the [[Western Xia]] (1038-1227) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties. |
| − | Cave 2 is the best-preserved in the complex. It houses such large murals as | + | Cave 2 is the best-preserved in the complex. It houses such large murals as Sakyamuni's Nirvana, all of which are masterpieces. Moreover, on walls of the cave's front chamber are painted Mandala scenes of Tantric Buddhism and various divine figures, bearing witness to the cultural assimilation of different peoples in the Western Xia period. |
[[File:Thousand-Buddhas Grottoes.jpg|thumb|Thousand-Buddhas Grottoes, Zhangye, Gansu]] | [[File:Thousand-Buddhas Grottoes.jpg|thumb|Thousand-Buddhas Grottoes, Zhangye, Gansu]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:52, 17 March 2010
Located 86 km southeast of Anxi county seat, there are all together 23 caves extant, containing murals dating mainly from the Western Xia (1038-1227) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties.
Cave 2 is the best-preserved in the complex. It houses such large murals as Sakyamuni's Nirvana, all of which are masterpieces. Moreover, on walls of the cave's front chamber are painted Mandala scenes of Tantric Buddhism and various divine figures, bearing witness to the cultural assimilation of different peoples in the Western Xia period.
