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Cave 19
Cave 19
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Yungang Grottoes
Place(s) of worship

between 460 and 465

Artist : Tan Yao

Model : Bouddha
Area related : Datong

UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 2001

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The main images are the Trikala Buddhas. The seated Sakyamuni in the main cave is 18.8 meters high, the second largest in the Yungang caves. Wearing a well-decorated kasaya, he has a squarely-round face, broad shoulders and long ear lobes down to his shoulders.
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On the east and west sides of the main caves are two adjacent chambers, each housing a seated Buddha. Such kind of the Trikala Buddhas is quite unique.
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Tanyao
Low relief
from 460 to 465

Tanyao
Statue
Sizes : 18.8 m high
from 460 to 465

Tanyao
Statue
from 460 to 465
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Yungang Grottoes
Cave 19 (3)