China's Buddhist architecture is rooted in India; ancient Buddhist temple architecture in India There are two main forms, "Vihara style" and "branch-lift." Vihara architecture built Buddhist temple hall, pagoda, shag, gardens ... ... and so on; branch-lift is drilled hillside caves. Transmission of Chinese-style Buddhist Vihara soon after the form of traditional Chinese palace architecture combined into a Chinese architectural style of the palace-style Buddhist architecture, almost all the major Buddhist temples in Taiwan is that of a palace-style Buddhist temple.
Zhiti-style grotto temples in Taiwan have not seen, but in the history of Chinese Buddhism, but once shine. Listed in the "World Heritage" in post caves, that is rooted in the Indian Zhiti-style grotto temples of Buddhist art treasures.
Is located in the western suburbs of Datong in Shanxi Province Wu Zhou Mountain Yungang Grottoes, dug in the peaceful years between the Northern Wei Dynasty (AD
460 ~ 465) presided over by the eminent monk monk Tan Yao. The mountain caves drilled east to west stretches 1000 meters long, cave type of diverse, complex structure. Survived the cave there are 45 large and small caves, stone shrine of a total of 252, more than 51,000 stone Buddha statue; of these caves to the 16th Cave 20, the earliest excavated the "Tan Yao 5 Cave" Other major caves are mostly completed in the North Wo eighteen years (AD
494) before the Emperor Xiaowen Qianduluoyang.
5 Cave of the Buddha seated up to 17 meters, is the largest Buddha statues in Yungang
Cave of the fifth door two Buddha sitting under the bodhi tree wall carving graceful lines
Yungang Grottoes come to you first of these sculptures will be surprised at the bright and lively colors! The second surprise is the rare "praise clothing Bo belt" type of cassock, Yungang Buddhist stone carving clothing and Taiwan often very different, obviously the border with the Northern Wei Dynasty costumes characteristics; The third surprise is the Buddha's appearance with the common rounded fullness different amount of width, nose high, eyes large, lips thin, the face of a Western Regions ethnic facial features.
Yungang Grottoes in the "Tan Yao 5 Cave," was first excavated, the daring, the most ambitious. Tan Yao Cave 5 is basically the same shape, flat was horseshoe-shaped or oval-shaped, dome top, open in the front arches, the door at the top of an open window, Ku Ding up to 15 meters a manner similar to meditation by the monks living in Cao Lu. The main body inside the cave, like the tall, occupying most of space on each side of a Buddha or standing, or seat; master, like the ornate carving backlight directly behind the central Cave, intramural over the carved Buddhas, some of them engraved with the adherent Thai Bodhisattva, Arhat and so on.
16th caves Sakyamuni statue dressed in clothing Bo belt cassock pao
Cave wall full of small and large Buddha statues carved
After the Northern Wei Emperor Xiaowen Qianduluoyang, dug grottoes, the focus moved to the Buddha in Longmen, Yungang Buddha is no longer a royal place. Thus, while the activities of excavated carving did not stop, but they were only private persons and monks Shi-made small-scale Kukan. Kukan in the form of the content of these broadly similar, but generally tends to slim statues, face-Qing Qu, long necks and narrow shoulders, dressed in clothing praise Bo belt cassock coat hem Cristaria overlap, the overall style and the same period in the Longmen Grottoes of the basic unanimously.
Connecting the central Cave Kuding sixth two-tier square Pylon
12th caves before the room door to the top of the sculpture, at the top of a row of hand-held a variety of musical instruments Kuregaku days
The construction of the Buddhist caves in order to promote the Dharma for the purpose of the Buddhist caves throughout, although because of different times in different locations, living environment and social background differences, significantly different artistic style, however, thousands of years the believers never to bow to the Buddha change, writes with heartfelt admiration and pious Buddhist faith, hope will last forever as Hong Chuan Buddhist ideals, to the profound cultural connotation of the Buddhist grotto carving a block, create a bright colors and exquisite Buddha statue, Buddha icons. They built their own sincere admiration for the Buddha was solemnly in the world.
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