Yungang Grotto 2: Pagoda (east wall, right side of middle niche)
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Yungang Grotto 2: Pagoda (east wall, left side of middle niche)
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Yungang Grotto 2: Pagoda (detail) (east wall, left side of middle niche)
Yungang Grotto 2: Pagodas
CHINA, Shanxi, Datong; Northern Wei dynasty
Located on either side of the niche in the east wall, these multi-story pagodas are carved to imitate wooden structures. Only the upper portions of the carvings remain intact. Beneath the eaves of each story, a niche draped with curtains contains three small figures. The figure in the uppermost story is seated with legs crossed at the ankles and flanked by two standing attendants. A figure in the middle story is seated with legs pendent. A Sumeru throne carved on the roof contains a child being reborn among plantain leaves. A spire with stacked rings is carved at the very top of each structure. Two long banners hang down on each side of the spire.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z, page 1641.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Yungang Grotto 2: Pagodas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z, vol. 9, 2016, pp. 1641.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Yungang Grotto 2: Pagodas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z, 9:1641.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Yungang Grotto 2: Pagodas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves T-Z (Vol. 9, pp. 1641).
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