The Mogao Caves, also known as the Thousand Buddha Grottoes or Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, form a system of 500 temples 25 km (16 mi) southeast of the...
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on the Silk Road. It is the western counterpart of the Mogao Caves, also known as the "Caves of the Thousand Buddhas" after the founding monk Yuezun's...
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Guiyi Circuit (section Mogao Caves)
Nestorian Christian, and Zoroastrian documents and other artifacts at Mogao Caves dating back to the Guiyi era reveal their coexistence in a multi-religious...
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Dunhuang (section Buddhist caves)
The caves carved out by the monks, originally used for meditation, developed into a place of worship and pilgrimage called the Mogao Caves or "Caves of...
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the attributes of a Bodhisattva. Cave 17 is contemporary with the earliest decorated Mogao Caves near Dunhuang (caves 268, 272 and 275), which were built...
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Grotto Mogao Caves Kizil Caves Tianlongshan Grottoes Silk Road transmission of Buddhism German Turfan expeditions "Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves". travelchinaguide...
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portal Cetiya Bedse Caves Bhaja Caves Dambulla cave temple Kanheri Caves Karla Caves Mogao Caves Nasik Caves Pitalkhora Caves Shivneri Caves List of colossal...
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located some 100 km (62 mi) east of the oasis town of Dunhuang and the Mogao Caves. It takes its name from the elm trees lining the Yulin River, which flows...
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pinyin: Wáng Yuánlù; c. 1849 – 1931) was a Taoist priest and abbot of the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang during the early 20th century. He is credited with the discovery...
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Caves may be one of five archaeological sites around Dunhuang in Gansu: Mogao Caves ("Caves of the Thousand Buddhas") Western Thousand Buddha Caves Eastern...
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