Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Longmen Grottoes' has mentioned 'Buddha' in the following places:
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Housing tens of thousands of statues of Shakyamuni Buddha and his disciples, they are located 12 kilometres (7.5xc2xa0mi) south of present-day Luoyang in Henan province, China. | WIKI |
Within the approximately 1,400 caves, there are 100,000 statues, some of which are only 1 inch (25xc2xa0mm) high,[6] while the largest Buddha statue is 57 feet (17xc2xa0m) in height. | WIKI |
[3] The plethora of caves, sculptures and pagodas in Longmen Grottoes depict a definite "progression in style" with the early caves being simple and well shaped with carvings of statues of Buddha and religious people. | WIKI |
During this period, in addition to the caves which housed Buddha statues of various sizes, some Buddhist temples were also built in open spaces with scenic settings in the same complex. | WIKI |
The cave has three very large images xe2x80x93 the central image is of Sakyamuni Buddha with Bodhisattvas on either side. | WIKI |
In the main wall of this cave, five very large Buddhist statues are carved all in Northern Wei style The central statue is of Sakyamuni Buddha with four images of Bodhisattvas flanking it. | WIKI |
Two side walls also have Buddha images flanked by Bodhisattva. | WIKI |
The central image in a serene appearance is that of Amitabha Buddha seated on a pedestal surrounded by Bodhisattvas, also serene looking in a blend of the Northern Wei and the Tang Dynasty styles. | WIKI |
The Big Vairocana of Longmen Buddha Grottoes | WIKI |
It has the largest Buddha statue at the Longmen Grottoes. | WIKI |
[7] Of the nine huge carved statues, the highly impressive image of Vairocana Buddha is sculpted on the back wall of the Fengxian. | WIKI |
The Bodhisattva on the left of the main image of Buddha is decorated with a crown and pearls. | WIKI |
Hence, it is conjectured that the Vairocana Buddha was carved to resemble the Empress herself and termed a "Chinese Mona Lisa, Venus or as the Mother of China". | WIKI |
Seven very large images are seen in the main hall with the Buddha image flanked by two Bodhisattvas and two disciples. | WIKI |
It houses 15,000 Buddhas carved in small niches, different from each other, with the smallest Buddha being 2 centimetres (0.79xc2xa0in) in height. | WIKI |
Made during Gaozong's reign (653xe2x80x9380), the cave has a statue of a huge, seated, early Tang Buddha[14] (Amitabha Buddha), flanked by statues of the Bodhisattvas Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta. | WIKI |
The earliest caves to be carved in the late 5th and early 6th centuries in the West Hill cliffs include Guyangdong and the Three Binyang Caves, all containing large Buddha figures. | UNESCO |